Straight Line Q
Straight Line Q
Straight Line Q
STRAIGHT LINE
Time : 100 Min. Marks : 175
1. Given the family of lines, a(3x + 4y + 6) + b(x + y + 2) = 0. The line of the family
situated at the greatest distance from the point P( 2,3) has equation.
(a) 4x + 3y + 8 = 0 (b) 5x + 3y + 10 = 0
(c) 15x + 8y + 30 = 0 (d) none of these
3. If the sum of the distance of a point from two perpendicular lines in a plane is 1, then
its locus is :
(a) square (b) circle (c) a straight line (d) two intersecting lines
4. A triangle ABC with vertices A (-1, 0), B ( -2, 3/4) & C( -3, -7/6) has its orthocenter H.
then the orthocenter of triangle BCH will be
(a) ( -3, -2) (b) (1,3) (c) ( -1, 2) (d) none of these
5. A pair of perpendicular straight line drawn through the origin from an isosceles triangle
with line 2x + 3y = 6, then area of the triangle so formed is
36 12 13 17
(a) (b) (c) (d)
13 17 5 13
6. A variable point 1 ,2 lies in between the parallel line x + 2y = 1 and
2 2
2x + 4y =15, then the range of is given by
5 2 5
(a) 0 (b) 4 2 5 2 (c) 4 2 0 (d) 2
6 5 6 5 3 2
7. The distance of the line 2x - 3y = 4 from the point (1, 1) in the direction of the line
x + y = 1 is
1
(a) 2 (b) 5 2 (c) (d) none of these
2
8. If one line of the pair of lines ax 2 + 2hxy + by 2 = 0 bisects the angle between coordi-
nate axes in positive quadrant, then
(a) a + b = 2|h| (b) a + b = - 2h (c) a - b = 2|h| (d) (a - b) 2 = 4h 2
9. The limiting position of the point of intersection of the straight lines, 3x + 5y = 1 and
(2 c)x 5c 2 y 1 as c tends to one is
2 1 1 1 3 1
(a) , (b) , (c) , (d) none
5 25 2 10 8 40
1 2 11 4
10. If in triangle ABC, A (1,10) , circumcenter , , and orthocentre ,
3 3 3 3
then the coordinates of mid - point of side opposite to A is :
(a) ( 1, -11/3) (b) ( 1, 5) (c) ( 1, -3) (d) ( 1, 6 )
One or more than one options correct (+5, -2)
14. Two straight line u = 0 and v = 0 passes through the origin forming an angle of
tan -1(7/9) with each other. If the ratio of the slopes of v = 0 and u = 0 is 9/2 then their
equations are
(a) y = 3x & 3y = 2x (b) 2y = 3x & 3y = x
(c) y + 3x = 0 & 3y + 2x = 0 (d) 2y + 3x = 0 & 3y + x= 0
15. A and B are two fixed points whose co - ordinates are ( 3, 2) and ( 5, 4) respectively.
The co-ordinate of a point P if ABP is an equilateral triangle, are
(a) (4 3 , 3 3) (b) (4 3 , 3 3)
(c) (3 3 , 4 3) (d) (3 3 , 4 3)
16. The points A( 0, 0), B( cos , sin ) and C ( cos , sin ) are the vertices of a right
angled triangle if
1 1
(a) sin (b) cos
2 2 2 2
1 1
(c) cos (d) sin
2 2 2 2
Assertion / reason (+3, -1)
17. Statement 1: The equation of straight line which passes through (3, 1) and is
at maximum distance from origin is 3x + y + 10 = 0
Statement 2: The maximum distance between origin and line passing through
(3, 1) is 10 .
(a) Statement 1 is correct and Statement 2 is correct and Statement 2 is correct
explaination for Statement 1.
(b) Statement 1 is correct and Statement 2 is correct and Statement 2 is not
correct explaination for Statement 1.
(c) Statement 1 is false but Statement 2 is true
(d) Statement 1 is true but Statement 2 is false
18. Statement 1: The internal angle bisector of angle C of a triangle ABC with
sides AB : y = 0 ,AC : 3x + 2y = 0 and BC : 2x + 3y + 6 = 0 is
5x + 5y + 6 = 0.
Statement 2: Image of point A with respect to 5x + 5y + 6 = 0 lies on side BC
of the triangle.
(a) Statement 1 is correct and Statement 2 is correct and Statement 2 is correct
explaination for Statement 1.
(b) Statement 1 is correct and Statement 2 is correct and Statement 2 is not
correct explaination for Statement 1.
(c) Statement 1 is false but Statement 2 is true
(d) Statement 1 is true but Statement 2 is false
1 4
angle at the origin passes through the point , .
5 5
Statement 2: Chords of any curve, subtending right angle at origin passes
through a fixed point.
(a) Statement 1 is correct and Statement 2 is correct and Statement 2 is correct
explaination for Statement 1.
(b) Statement 1 is correct and Statement 2 is correct and Statement 2 is not
correct explaination for Statement 1.
(c) Statement 1 is false but Statement 2 is true
(d) Statement 1 is true but Statement 2 is false
21. Statement 1: Let the vertices of a ABC are A ( -5, -2) : B ( 7, 6) and C ( 5, - 4) ,
the co-ordinate of circumcentre is (1, 2).
Statement 2: For a right angle triangle, mid - point of hypotenuous is the
circumcentre of the triangle.
(a) Statement 1 is correct and Statement 2 is correct and Statement 2 is correct
explaination for Statement 1.
(b) Statement 1 is correct and Statement 2 is correct and Statement 2 is not
correct explaination for Statement 1.
(c) Statement 1 is false but Statement 2 is true
(d) Statement 1 is true but Statement 2 is false
25. S1 : The new co - ordinates of a point ( 4, 5) , when the origin is shifted to the points
(1, -2) are ( 3, 7).
S2: The equation of the locus of a point whose distance from ( a, 0) is equal to its
distance from y - axis, is y 2 2ax a 2 0 .
S3: If the point (a, a) is placed in between the lines | x y | 4 , then |a| = 2.
S4: If A ( 2, 2) , B ( -4, -4) , C( 5, - 8) are vertices of any triangle then the length of
median pass through C is 85 .
(a) TFFT (b) TFFF (c) TTFT (d) TTTF
30. A variable line is drawn through O to cut two fixed straight lines L 1 and L 2 in R and S, A
mn m n
point P is chosen on the variable line such that :
OP OR OS
Show that locus of P is a straight line passing through the point of intersection of L 1
and L 2
31. A(3, 0) and B (6,0) are two fixed points and U(x 1, y 1) is a variable point of the plane.
AU and BU meet the y - axis at C and D, respectively, and AD meets OU at V. prove
that CV passes through (2, 0) for any position of U in the plane. where O is the origin.
32. Find the condition on a and b such that the portion of the line ax + by =1, intercepted
between the lines ax + y + 1= 0 and x + by = 0 subtends a right angle at the origin.
34. A triangle has the lines y m1 x and y m 2 x as the its sides, with m 1 and m 2 being roots
of the equation bx 2 2hx a 0 . If H (a,b) is the orthocentre of the triangle, show that
the equation of the third sides is (a b )(ax by) ab(a b 2h ) .
COMPREHENSION (+3, -1)
CMP # 1
In a triangle ABC, if the equations of sides AB, BC and CA are 2x -y +4 = 0,
x - 2y - 1 = 0 and x + 3y - 3 = 0 respectively, then
CMP 2
Let 0 and x X cos Y sin
2
y X sin Y cos such that
x 2 2xy y 2 aX 2 bY 2 , where a and b are constants.
CMP 3
Let us consider the situation when axes are inclined an angle '' . If coordinates of a
point ,P are (x 1,y 1) then PN = x 1, PM = y 1. where PM is parallel to y - axis and PN is
parallel x - axis.
Equation of straight line through P and makes an angle with x - axis is
RQ y y1 , PQ x x 1
R ( x , y)
From PQR , we have
P( x 1 , y 1 )
PQ RQ N
Q
sin( ) sin
sin
y y1 ( x x1 ) O M
sin( ) T
sin
written in the form of y y1 m(x x 1 ) where m
sin( )
If slope of line is m, then angle of inclination of line with x - axis is given by
m sin
tan .
1 m cos
Read the above comprehension and answer the following questions.
41. The axes being inclined at an angle of 60°, then the inclination of the straight line
y = 2x + 5 with the axis of x is
1
3
(a) 30° (b) tan 2 (c) tan 1 2 (d) 60°
42. The axes being inclined at an angle of 60°, then angle between the two straight lines
y = 2x + 5 and 2y + x + 7 = 0 is
1 5 1
3 1 5
(a) 90° (b) tan (c) tan 2 (d) tan
3 3
43. The axes being inclined at an angle of 30°, then equation of straight line which makes
angle of 60° with the positive direction x - axis and x - intercept equal to 2, is
(a) y 3x 0 (b) 3y x (c) y 3x 0 (d) y + 2x = 0
CMP # 4
2 2
A(1, 3) and C , are the vertices of a triangle ABC and the equation of the
5 5
angle bisector of ABC is x + y = 2
Answer the following equations.
44 Equation of side BC is
(a) 7x + 3y - 4 = 0 (b) 7x + 3y + 4 = 0
(c) 7x - 3y + 4 = 0 (d) 7x - 3y - 4 = 0
3 17 17 3 5 9
(a) , (b) , (c) , (d) (1, 1)
10 10 10 10 2 2