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FORMULAE ON STRAIGHT LINE

1. Distance formula: d = ( x 2  x1 ) 2  ( y 2  y1 ) 2

2. Three points A,B and C are collinear if AB + BC = AC

3. Section formula:If a point P(x,y) divides a line segment joining A  x1 , y1  and


lx  mx1 ly  my1
B  x 2 , y 2  in the ratio l:m,then x  2 ,y  2 for internal division
lm lm
lx  mx1 ly  my1
x 2 ,y  2 for external division
lm lm

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4. Area of a triangle: [( x1 ( y 2  y3 )  x2 ( y3  y1 )  x3 ( y1  y 2 )]
2

5.Condition for Collinearity: Area of triangle = 0

6.Slope of a line:
 m = tan  :  is the inclination and   90 0
y  y1
 m= 2
x 2  x1

7.Condition for parallelism: m1  m2

8.Condition for perpendicularity: m1  m2 = -1

9.Equation for x-axis: y = 0

10.Equation for y-axis: x = 0

11.Equation of a line parallel to x-axis: y = k

12. Equation of a line parallel to y-axis: x = 

m2  m1
13.Angle between 2 lines:tan  =
1  m1 m2

14.slope-intercept form: y = mx +c ( m = slope; c = y-intercept)


y = m(x-d) (m = slope; d = x-intercept)

15. Point slope form: y-y1 = m(x-x1)

AJOYKUMAR RAVINDRAN
FORMULAE ON STRAIGHT LINE

y  y1 x  x1
16. Two – point form: =
y 2  y1 x 2  x1

x y
17. Intercept form:  1
a b

18. Normal form: xCos  + ySin  = p

19. General form: Ax + By + C = 0


C
x- intercept =
A

C
y- intercept =
B
A
slope =
B
ax1  by1  c
20. Distance of a point  x1 , y1  from a line ax+by+c=0 is d=
a2  b2

c1  c 2
21. Distance between 2 parallel lines is d=
a2  b2

22.Equation of a line parallel to ax+by+c=0 is ax+by+k=0

23.Equation of a line perpendicular to ax+by+c=0 is bx-ay+k=0

24.Lines a1 x  b1 y  c1  0 and a 2 x  b2 y  c 2  0 are


a1 b1
(i) parallel if 
a 2 b2
(ii) perpendicular if a1 a 2  b1b2  0

AJOYKUMAR RAVINDRAN

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