Straight Lines

DPP - Lecture 1
System of Coordinates,
Area of Triangle & Collinearity
1. Prove that the points (-4, -1), (-2, -4), (4, 0) and (2, 3) are the
vertices of a rectangle.

2. If (1, 1), (-1, 1) and (-√3, k) are the vertices of an equilateral triangle
then k = _______.

3. Find the coordinates of the point which divides the line segment
joining points (1, 3) and (2, 7) internally in the ratio 3 : 4.

4. Find the coordinates of the point which divides the line segment
joining points (-1, 2) and (4, -5) externally in the ratio 2 : 3.

5. Find the points which divide A(1, 2) and B(5, 7) in the ratio 2 : 3,
(a) Internally (b) Externally
6. Find the coordinates of the points which trisect the line segment
joining (1, -2) and (-3, 4)
7. The line segment joining (-6, 8) and (8, -6) is divided into four
equal parts by three points lying on it. Find the coordinates of these
points.
8. The line segment joining (6, 3) and (-1, -4) is doubled in length by
adding half of its length on each end. Find the coordinates of new
ends.
9. Find the ratio in which the segment joining the points A(2, -4) and
B(4, 5) is divided by the x-axis.
10. In what ratio does y-axis divide the line segment joining A(-3, 5)
and B(7, 2).
11. Find the ratio in which the segment joining the points A(2, -4) and
B(4, 5) is divided by x + y - 1 = 0
12. Find the ratio in which the segment joining the points A(2, -4) and
B(4, 5) is divided by 2x + y + 1 = 0.
13. The coordinates of the midpoints of the sides of a triangle are
(1, 1), (3, 2) and (4, 1). Find the coordinates of its vertices.

14. If A(-2, -1), B(a, 0), C(4, b) and D(1, 2) are the vertices of a
paralellogram, then the value of (a + b) is

A 2 B 4 C 3 D None of these

15. Find the area of triangle whose vertices are (3, 8), (-4, 2) & (5, -1).
16. The coordinates of two points A and B are (3, 4) and (5, -2)
respectively. Find the coordinates of any point P if PA = PB and
area of triangle PAB is 10.

17. For what value of k are the points (k, 2 - 2k), (-k + 1, 2k) and
(-4 - k, 6 - 2k) are collinear?
2. 8. ,
3.
9. 4 : 5 10. 3 : 7
4. 11. 3 : 8 12. -1 : 14
5. (a) (b) (-7, -8) 13.
14. (b) 15.
6.
16. (7, 2) or (1, 0)
7. (1, 1), ,
17.
SOLUTIONS
1. 2.

3.

4.
5. (a) Internally 6.
2 3
A (1, 2) P B (5, 7)

(b) Externally

Q (1, 2) A(1, 2) B (5, 7)

-2 3
A (1, 2) Q B (5, 7)
7. 8.
9. 11.

10.
12. 13.
14. We know that diagonals of a //gram 16.
bisect each other. Thus, coordinates
of midpoint of AC are same as the
coordinates of midpoint of BD.

15.
17.
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DPP - Lecture 2
Centres of Triangle,
Shifting of Origin
1. Two vertices of a triangle are (–1, 4) and (5, 2). If its centroid is
(0,–3), find the third vertex.

2. Consider a triangle ABC with coordinates of vertices as A(0, 0),

B(3, 0) and C(0, 4). Find the coordinates of its Incentre.

3. In a Δ ABC, the side lengths are 6 cm, 10 cm and 14 cm.

The orthocentre of Δ ABC _____.
A Lies Inside Δ ABC B Lies Outside Δ ABC

C Lies at some vertex of Δ ABC D Cannot be determined

4. Find the orthocentre of the triangle whose vertices are (0, 0), (3, 0)
and (0, 4).
5. If the circumcentre of an acute angled triangle lies at the origin and
the centroid is the middle point of the line joining the points
(a2 + 1, a2 + 1) and (2a, -2a), then find the orthocentre.

6. If a triangle has its orthocentre at (1, 1) and circumcentre at

find its centroid.
7. Two vertices of a ΔABC are A(0, 0), B(0, 2) and C(2, 0). Find the
distance between the circumcentre and orthocentre.
8. Orthocentre and circumcentre of a ΔABC are (a, b) and (c, d),
respectively. If the coordinates of the vertex A are (x1, y1), then find
the coordinates of the middle point of BC.

9. Find new coordinates of (2, 3) if origin is shifted to (5, 6).

10. If by shifting origin to (3, 2), the coordinates of a point (h, k)
becomes (13, -12), then find the values of h and k.
11. Origin is shifted to (a, b) so that linear (one degree) terms in
are eliminated. Then (a, b) is _____.

A (3, 2) B (-3, 2) C (2, -3) D None of these

12. Find the equation of the curve 2x2 + y2 - 3x + 5y - 8 = 0, when the

origin is shifted to the point (-1, 2) without changing the direction
of the axes.
13. The equation of a curve referred to the new axes retaining their
directions and origin is (4, 5) is x2 + y2 = 36. Find the equation
referred to the original axes.
14. Find the equation to which the equation
x2 + 7xy - 2y2 + 17x - 26y - 60 = 0 is transformed if the origin is
shifted to the point (2, -3), the axes remaining parallel to the
original axis.
1. (-4, -15) 8.
2. (1, 1) 3. (b)
9. (-3, -3)
4. (0, 0)
10. h = 16, k = -10

5. 11. (c)
12.
6.
13.

7. 14.
SOLUTIONS
1.
2.

3.
4.

5.

6.
7.

8. O(a, b) G(x, y) C(c, d)

2 1
A(x1, y1)

2
G
1
B C
M(p, q)
9.
10. If Origin is shifted to (3, 2), new coordinates of (h, k)
will be (h - 3, k - 2), which is (13, -12).
So, h = 16 and k = -10

11.
12.

13.
14.
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DPP - Lecture 3
Locus, Slope of a Straight line,
Horizontal & Vertical line
1. If a point moves in a plane in such a way that its distance from the
point (a, 0) is equal to its distance from y-axis, then find its locus.

2. The locus of a point which moves such that its distance from the
point (0, 0) is twice its distance from the y-axis, is

A x2 - y2 = 0 B x2 - 3y2 = 0 C 3x2 - y2 = 0 D None

3. Find the locus of a point such that the sum of its distance from the
points (0, 2) and (0, -2) is 6.

4. Find the equation of the locus of a point which moves so that the
difference of its distances from the points (3, 0) & (–3, 0) is 4 units.
5. If A(1, 2) is a fixed point and B is a variable point lying on the
curve y2 = 2x, then find the locus of midpoint of AB.
A B

C D

6. Find the locus of a point whose coordinates are given by x = 2t3 + t,

y = t - 1, where t is a parameter
7. Find the locus of a point whose coordinates are given
where is a parameter.

A B

C D
8. If the sum of the distance of a point from two perpendicular lines in
a plane is unity, then its locus is/are (IIT 1992)

A a square B a circle

C a straight line D Two intersecting lines

9. Vertices of a variable triangle are (3, 4), (5 cos 𝞱, 5 sin 𝞱) and

(5 sin 𝞱, -5 cos 𝞱), where 𝞱 ∈ R. Locus of its orthocentre is

A (x + y - 1)2 + (x - y - 7)2 = 100 B (x + y - 7)2 + (x - y - 1)2 = 100

C (x + y - 7)2 + (x + y - 1)2 = 100

2 2
D (x + y - 7) + (x - y + 1) = 100
10. Find the slope of a line whose inclination to the positive direction of
x-axis in anticlockwise sense is
(i) 30o (ii) 240o

11. A line having slope -3, passes through the points (a, -4) and (6, a).
Find the value of a.
12. Find the slope of a line which passes through the origin, and the
midpoint of the line segment joining the points P(0, -4) and B(8, 0).

13. Find the value of k, so that the inclination of the line joining the
points (1, -3) and (k, -2) is 45o.

14. Find the equation of line parallel to y-axis and passing through the
point (1, -2).
1. 9. (d) 10.
2. (c) 3. 11. 11

4. 12.
13. 2
5. (d)
14. x = 1
6.
7. (b)
8. (a)
SOLUTIONS
1. 2.
3. 4.
5. 7.

6.
8.
9.
10. 12.

11.
13.

14. Equation of line is x = 1

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DPP - Lecture 4
Equations of straight Line
1. Equation of a line which is passing through origin and making an
angle of 45o with X–axis is _____.
2. Find the equation of a line which passes through (1, –2) and makes
equal intercept on axes.

3. The equation of the lines which cut off an intercept of -1 from the Y
axis and are equally inclined to both the axes are _____.

A B

C D None of these

4. If the coordinates of vertices of triangle ABC be A(-1, 6), B(-3, -9)

and C(5, -8), then find the equation of median through C.
5. Find the equation of a line which passes through the point (2, 3)
and whose x-intercept is twice of y-intercept.
6. Determine x so that the line passing through (3, 4) and (x, 5) makes
135° angle with the positive direction of x-axis.
7. If the intercept made by the line between the axes is bisected at the
point (5, 2) then its equation is _____.

A B

C D

8. The points A(1, 3) and C(5, 1) are the opposite vertices of rectangle.
The equation of the line passing through other two vertices, whose
slope is 2, is _____
9. Find the equation of a line passing through the point (3, 2) and cuts
off intercepts a and b on x and y-axes such that a - b = 2.
10. Find the distance of (2, 3) from x + y + 1 = 0 measured along
2x -y - 2 = 0.
11. Find the equation of the straight line that passes through the point
(3, 4) and perpendicular to the line 3x + 2y + 5 = 0.
12. A line passes through the point A(2, 0) which makes an angle of 30°
with the positive direction of x-axis and is rotated about A in
clockwise direction through an angle of 15°. Find the equation of the
straight line in the new position.
13. A line intersects the straight lines 5x - y - 4 = 0 and 3x - 4y - 4 = 0
at A and B, respectively. If a point P(1, 5) on the line AB is such that
AP : PB = 2 : 1 (internally), find point A.
14. The length of the perpendicular from the origin to a line is 7 and
the line makes an angle of 150° with the positive direction of y-axis.
Find the equation of the line.

15. A straight line L at a distance of 4 units from the origin makes

positive intercepts on the coordinate axes and the perpendicular
from the origin to this line makes an angle of 60° with the line
x + y = 0. Then an equation of the line L is

A B

C D
(JEE Main - 2019)
16. A line forms a triangle of area square units with the axes. Find
the equation of the line if the perpendicular drawn from the origin
to the line makes an angle of 60° with the x-axis.

17. On the line x - y + 2 = 0, find the point 3 units away from (4, 2).

18. If in a parallelogram ABDC, the coordinates of A, B and C are

respectively (1, 2), (3, 4) and (2, 5), then the equation of the
diagonal AD is

A 5x + 3y - 11 = 0 B 3x + 5y - 13 = 0

C 3x - 5y + 7 = 0 D 5x - 3y + 1 = 0
1. y = x 2. x + y + 1 = 0 12.
3. (c) 13.
4. 13x + 14y + 47 = 0 14.
5. 2x + y = 7 15. (b)
6. x = 2 7. (b) 16.
8. 2x - y - 4 = 0
17.
9. x - y = 1 & 2x - 3y = 12
10. 11. 2x - 3y + 6 = 0 18. (d)
SOLUTIONS
1. 3. Since the lines are equally inclined to the axes
or
So, m = 1 or m = -1
Also, c = -1
2. So the required equations are
and

4. Let the median be CD

Then D is the midpoint of AB

i.e. D =

Using two point form, equation of median is

or
5. 7.

6.
8. Line passing through other two vertices of
rectangle is the other diagonal, which passes
through the midpoint of A(1, 3) and C(5, 1)
i.e., (3, 2)
Given its slope is 2.
So the required equation is 2x - y - 4 = 0
10.
9.
11.

12.
13.

14. Here p = 7 and ⍺ = 30°

15.
16. Let AB be the given line and OC = p. Y
Given, ∠ COA =
B
Equation of line AB :
C
p
60° A
X’ O X
Y’
. . . . (i)

Now, intercept OA = p sec60o = 2p

And, Intercept OB = p cosec60o

Substituting p = 9 in (i), we get
required equation of line :
17.

18.
C(2,5) D (x1, y1)

A(1, 5) B (3, 4)
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DPP - Lecture 5
Equations of straight Line, Angle
between two lines
1. Reduce the following equations into slope-intercept form and find
their slopes and the y-intercept.
(i) x + 7y = 0 (ii) 6x + 3y -5 = 0
2. Reduce the 3x + 2y - 12 = 0 into intercept form and find their
intercepts on the axes.
3. Intercepts of an equation are double in length to the
those cut off by the line on the axes, then the value of
5p + q is _____.

A 2 B -3 C 3 D -2

4. Reduce x - y = 4 into normal form. Find its perpendicular distance

from the origin and angle between perpendicular & the +ve x-axis.
5. Find the angle between the lines whose slopes are and 3.

6. Angle between and is

A 45o B 25o C 15o D 30o

7. Find the equation of the perpendicular bisector of the line segment

joining the points A(2, 3) and B(6, -5).

8. If the perpendicular bisector of the line segment joining the points

P(1, 4) and Q(k, 3) has y-intercept equal to -4, then a value of k is

A B C -4 D -2

(JEE Main 2020)

9. If the straight line, 2x - 3y + 17 = 0 is perpendicular to the line
passing through the points (7, 17) and (15, β), then β equals

A B -5 C 5 D

(JEE Main 2019)

10. If a ΔABC has vertices A(-1, 7), B(-7, 1) and C(5, -5), then find the
Coordinates of its orthocentre.

11. Find the equation of the straight line which passes through the
origin and makes angle 60° with the line

12. The equations of the lines through (1, 2) which make equal angles
with
13. The angle between the line x + y = 3 and the line joining the points
(1, 1) and (-3, 4) is

A tan-1(7) B C D None

14. Two lines are drawn trough (3, 4) each of which makes angle of
45° with line x - y = 2, then area of the triangle formed by these
lines is ______sq. units.

15. A vertex of an equilateral triangle is (2, 3) and the equation of the

opposite side is x + y = 2. Find the equation of the other sides of the
triangle.
16. Find the equations of the lines passing through the point (2, 3) and
equally inclined to the lines 3x - 4y = 7 and 12x - 5y + 6 = 0.
1. (i) m = -1/7, c = 0 11. x = 0 12. x = 1, y = 2
(ii)m = -2, c = 5/3 13. (c) 14. 4.5
2. a = 4 & b = 6 15.
3. (d) 4. 𝞪 = 315o,
5. 45o 6. (c) 16.
7.
8. (c) 9. (c)
10. (-3, 3)
SOLUTIONS
1. (i) Given equation can be written as 2. Given equation : 3x + 2y - 12 = 0
⇒ 3x + 2y = 12
Comparing with y = mx + c, we get ⇒
and c = 0.
⇒
(ii) Given equation can be written as
Equation (i) is of the form
where a = 4 and b = 6.

Comparing with y = mx + c, we get

m = -2 and
3. Given line is 4. The given equation :
On dividing both sides by
we obtain

So, the intercepts are

Also, another line is

Therefore the intercepts are 5 and -3 Equation (i) is in the normal form.
According to the question we obtain 𝜶 = 315o and

∴ 5p + q = -3 + 1 =
5. Let be the angle b/w the given lines. 7.
Let and Then,

6.
8.

9.
10.
11.
12.
13.

14.
15.
16.
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DPP - Lecture 6
SOME FORMULAE
1. Find the distance of the point (1, -1) from the line 3x + 4y + 13 = 0.
2. Find the points on the line x + y = 4 that lie at a unit distance
from the line 4x + 3y = 10.
3. Find the points on the x-axis, whose distance from the line
is 4 units.
4. Find the points on y-axis whose perpendicular distance from the
line 4x − 3y − 12 = 0 is 3.
5. If p and q are the lengths of the perpendiculars from the origin on
the lines x cosec 𝞪 - y sec 𝞪 = k cot 2𝞪 & x sin 𝞪 + y cos 𝞪 = k sin 2𝞪
respectively, then k2 is equal to: (JEE Main 31st Aug, 2021)

A 4p2 + q2 B 2p2 + q2 C p2 + 2q2 D p2 + 4q2

6. The distance between the lines : 6x + 8y - 45 = 0 & 3x + 4y - 5 = 0 is:

A 3 units B 3.5 units C 2 units D 2.5 units

7. The foot of the perpendicular from the point (2, 4) upon x + y = 1 is:

8. The coordinates of the foot of perpendicular from the point (2, 3)

on the line y = 3x + 4 is given by

A B C D

9. A piece of cheese is located at (12, 10) in coordinate plane. A mouse

is at (4, -2) and is running up the line y = -5x + 18 to get closer to
the cheese. At the point (a, b), the mouse starts getting farther from
cheese rather than closer to it. Then find the value of (a + b).
10. Find the image of the point (4, -13) in the line 5x + y + 6 = 0.

11. Let L denote the line in the xy-plane with x and y intercepts as 3 & 1
respectively. Then the image of the point (-1, -4) in this line is:

A B C D
(JEE Main 6th Sep, 2020)

12. Area of parallelogram whose sides are

and is equal to _____ units.

13. A point equidistant from the lines 4x + 3y + 10 = 0, 5x - 12y + 26 = 0

and 7x + 24y - 50 = 0 is

A (1, -1) B (1, 1) C (0, 0) D (0, 1)

1. units 9. 10

2. (3, 1) & (-7, 11) 10. (-1, -14)

3. (8, 0) & (-2, 0) 11. (a)

4. (0, 1) & (0, -9) 12.

5. (a) 6. (b) 13. (c)

7.
8. (b)
SOLUTIONS
1. Given, 3. The given equation of line is
⇒ 4x + 3y – 12 = 0 …(i)
Now,
Let (a, 0) be the point on the x-axis whose
distance from given line is 4 units.
units
Now,
2.

Thus the points are (8, 0) and (-2, 0).

4.

6.

5.
7.

8. Alternate Solution
9.

10.
11. 12.

13.
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DPP - Lecture 7
Family of lines, Equation of
Angle Bisectors
1. If 3a - 2b - c = 0 , then the line ax + by + c = 0 always passes
through the point _____.

A (3, -2) B (-3, 2) C (3, -1) D (2, -1)

2. If a and b are two arbitrary constants, then the straight line

will always pass through the point

A (1, 2) B (-1, 2) C (-1, -2) D (-2, -3)

3. Find the equation of the line passing through the point of

intersection of x + 2y = 5 and x - 3y = 7, and passing through the
point (0, -1)
4. Find the equation of the line passing through the point of
intersection of x + 2y - 3 = 0 and 4x - y + 7 = 0, and which is parallel
to 5x + 4y - 20.
5. If 3a + 2b + 4c = 0 , then the line ax + by + c = 0 always passes
through the point _____.

6. Check whether the lines 2x + y - 3 = 0 ; 5x - 2y - 3 = 0 and

3x - y - 2 = 0 are concurrent or not.

7. If the lines y = mx ; x + 2y - 1 = 0 and 2x - y + 3 = 0 are concurrent,

then find the value of m.
8. Consider the family of lines (5x + 3y - 2) + λ1 (3x - y - 4) = 0 and
(x - y + 1) + λ2(2x - y - 2) = 0. Find the equation of a straight line
that belongs to both the families.
9. If ax + 2y + 1 = 0, bx + 3y + 1 = 0 and cx + 4y + 1 = 0 are concurrent,
then find the relation between a, b and c.

10. The lines 3x - y = 2, 5x + ay = 3 and 2x + y = 3 are concurrent if a is

A 2 B 3 C -1 D -2

11. For the lines 3x - 4y + 1 = 0 and 5x + 12y - 2 = 0, find the equations

of the following:
(i) bisector of angle containing (-1, -1)
(ii) obtuse angle bisector
(iii) acute angle bisector
12. The bisector of the acute angle formed between the lines
4x - 3y + 7 = 0 and 3x - 4y + 14 = 0 has the equation

A x+y+3=0 B x-y-3=0

C x-y+3=0 D 3x + y - 7 = 0

13. The equation of the line which bisects the obtuse angle between
the lines x - 2y + 4 = 0 and 4x - 3y + 2 = 0 is:

A B

C D None of these
1. (b) 8. 5x - 2y - 7 = 0

2. (c) 9. 2b = a + c

3. 3x - 29y - 29 = 0 10. (d)

4. 15x + 12y - 7 = 0 11. (i)

(ii)
5.
(iii)
7. -1 12. (c)
13. (a)
SOLUTIONS
1. 3. The family of lines passing through the
intersection of given lines is
(x + 2y - 5) + k(x - 3y - 7) = 0 . . . (i)
Since it passes through (0, -1)
2. The given family of lines is ∴ -7 + k (- 4) = 0
⇒ k = - 7/4
which can be rewritten as Putting in (i), we get
(x + 2y - 5) - 7/4 (x - 3y - 7) = 0
Solving and
⇒ 4x + 8y - 20 - 7x + 21y + 49 = 0
We get point of intersection as (-1, -2)
⇒ 3x - 29y - 29 = 0
So,
always passes through (-1, -2) Which is required equation
4. The family of lines passing through the 5.
intersection of given lines is
(x + 2y - 3) + k(4x - y + 7) = 0 . . . (i)
Also, the other line is 5x + 4y - 20 = 0 . . .(ii)
Since (i) and (ii) are parallel, thus their slopes
are equal.
6. Consider the equations
2x + y - 3 = 0 ; 5x - 2y - 3 = 0
and 3x - y - 2 = 0

Putting in (i), we get

Thus, the lines are concurrent

7. 9. Given ax + 2y + 1 = 0, bx + 3y + 1 = 0 and
cx + 4y + 1 = 0 are concurrent

⇒ 2b = a + c
8.
10. For concurrency
11. (i)

(ii) & (iii)

12. Given lines are 4x - 3y + 7 = 0 and 3x - 4y + 14 = 0
Equation of acute angle bisector is

or

13. Given lines are x - 2y + 4 = 0 and 4x - 3y + 2 = 0

Equation of angle bisectors is

i.e.,
and
Hence
Let 𝞱 be the angle between x - 2y + 4 = 0
is the obtuse angle bisector,
and
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DPP - Lecture 8
Homogeneous second degree
equation in two variables
1. Solve: x2 - 4xy + 3y2 = 0
2. Solve: 3x2 - 23xy + 14y2 = 0
3. One of the lines represented by the equation
is _____.

A 3x + 2y = 0 B 2y - 3x = 0 C x - 4y = 0 D 4x + y = 0

4. The equation 3x2 +10y - 8y2 = 0 represents _____.

A Real and distinct lines B coincident lines

C Imaginary D Parallel lines

5. If one of the lines represented by the equation ax2 + 2hxy + by2 = 0
be y = mx, then ______.

A bm2 + 2hm + a = 0 B bm2 +2hm - a = 0

C am2 + 2hm + b =0 D bm2 - 2hm + a = 0

6. The individual equations of the lines represented by the equation

x2 - 5xy + 6x2 are ______.

A y + 2x = 0, y - 3x = 0 B y - 2x = 0, y - 3x = 0

C y + 2x = 0, y + 3x = 0 D None of these
7. The centroid of the triangle formed by the pair of straight lines
12x2 - 20xy + 7y2 = 0 and the line 2x - 3y + 4 = 0 is _____.

A B C D

8. If the equation 2x2 + kxy + 2y2 = 0 represents a pair of real and

distinct lines, then find the values of k.
9. Find the angle between the pair of the lines x2 - 4xy + y2 = 0.

10. The angle between the pair of the straight lines represented by
2x2 - 7xy + 3y2 = 0 is _______.

A 60o B 45o C 30o D None

11. If the sum of the slopes of the lines given by x2 + 2cx + y2 = 0 is
eight times their product, then c has the value _____.

A 1 B -1 C -4 D -2

12. If the slope of one line is twice the slope of the other in the pair of
straight lines ax2 - 2hxy + by2 = 0, then 8h2 = _______.

A 7ab B -7ab C 9ab D -9ab

13. The joint equation of the pair of lines which are at right angles to
pair of lines represented by 2x2 - 7xy + 3y2 = 0 is _____.
14. Equation ax2 + 2hxy + by2 = 0 represents a pairs of lines, combined
equation of lines that can be obtained by taking the mirror of lines
about the x-axis is

A ax2 + 2hxy + by2 = 0 B bx2 + 2hxy + ay2 = 0

C by2 - 2hxy + ax2 = 0 D None of these

 10. (b)
3. (b)
11. (c)
4. (a)
12. (c)
5. (a)
13.
6. (d)
14. (c)
7. (c)
8.
9. 60o
SOLUTIONS
1. 2.
3. 5. Substituting the value of y in the equation
we get

6.

4.
7. 9.

The lines are and

Solving all the lines, we get the vertices
as (0, 0), (1, 2) and (7, 6)

∴ Centroid is

8.
10. Angle between the lines is 12. Given

Also given,
and

From (i) & (ii)

11.
13.

14.
 Straight Lines
DPP - Lecture 9
General Second degree equation,
Homogenization of curves
1. Find the value of λ if 2x2 + 7xy + 3y2 + 8x + 14y + λ = 0 represents a
pair of straight lines.

2. Find the value of k if represents a

pair of straight lines.

3. Find the point of intersection of the pair of straight lines

4. At what point the origin must be shifted to remove the constant and
the first degree terms of

A (2, 1) B (2, 3) C (1, 2) D None

5. The equation 8x2 + 8xy + 2y2 + 26x + 13y + 15 = 0 represents a pair of
straight lines. The distance between them is

A B C D None

6. Angles between the pair of lines 2x2 - 7xy + 3y2 + 3x + y - 2 = 0 is:

A B C D

7. Find the lines given by .

8. The lines represented by are

A B

C D
9. The joint equation of the pair of lines both passing through (1, 2)
and parallel to is ___________.

10. If the equation represents a pair of lines,

then the equation of the pair of lines parallel to them and passing
through the point (0, 1) is ____________.

11. Find the equation of pair of straight lines joining the point of
intersection of the curve and to the origin.

12. The angle between the lines joining the origin to the points of
intersection of and is _____
13. A pair of perpendicular lines both pass through the origin and also
through the points of intersection of with . The
set containing the values of a is _____.

A {− 2, 2} B {− 3, 3} C {− 4, 4} D {− 5, 5}

14. The pair of straight lines joining the origin to the points of
intersection of the line and the circle are at
right angles, if

A B C D
 10.
1. 8
11. xy = 0
2. 4 3.
12.
4. (a)
13. (a)
5. (b) 6. (b)
14. (c)
7.
8. (d)
9.
SOLUTIONS
1.

2.
3.

4. To remove constant and first degree terms, origin

must be shifted to point of intersection of lines
represented by which
is given by

that is
5. 7.

6.
8. 9.
10.

11. Required equation can be obtained by first writing the as

and then using this relation to homogenize the equation of curve:
12. 13.

Hence angle between the lines

14. Pair of straight lines joining the origin to the points of intersection
of the line and the circle are

If these lines are perpendicular,