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A pair of intersecting straight lines is the degenerate case of a:
AHypercube
BHypotenuse
CHypothesis
DHyperbola
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Hyperbola
1. A single straight line degenerates a parabola.
2. This case involves two lines crossing.
3. It degenerates a hyperbola.
_Source: NCERT Class 11 Mathematics, Ch 10 'Conic Sections'_
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