Define 2 linear functions: \(L_1:Ax+By+C=0\\ L_2:Dx+Ey+F=0\).
From the question: The 2 straight lines intersect at the x-axis. \(\Rightarrow \dfrac{C}{A} = \dfrac{F}{D}\)
As C/A = F/D, C = kF and A = kD for some real k. We can rewrite L2 as: \(L_2:Ax+ny+C=0\).
The equation representing the 2 straight lines is
\(A^2x^2+(An+AB)xy+Bny^2+2ACx+(BC+Cn)y+C^2=0\).
Define \(n + B \stackrel{\text{def}}{=} P\).
Now the rewritten equation is \(A^2x^2+APxy+Bny^2+2ACx+CPy+C^2=0\).
WLOG, we can assume A > 0.
In this case, A = \(\sqrt6\).
2AC = -24, so C = \(-2\sqrt6\). => b = C2 = 24
CP = 3, so P = \(-\dfrac{\sqrt6}{4}\).
-a = AP = -3/2
So a = 3/2 :D
There we get (a,b) = (3/2, 24). :D