Straight Lines and Pair of Straight Lines

143 Questions
2025 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2025 - 21st May Morning Shift

If the slope of both the line given by $x^2+2 h x y+6 y^2=0$ are options and the angle between these lines is $\tan ^{-1}\left(\frac{1}{7}\right)$, then the product of the perpendiculars draw from the point $(1,0)$ to the given pair of lines is

A.

$\frac{1}{6}$

B.

$\frac{1}{5 \sqrt{2}}$

C.

$\frac{5}{6}$

D.

$\frac{1}{3 \sqrt{2}}$

2025 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2025 - 21st May Morning Shift

If one of the lines represented by $a x^2+2 h x y+b y^2=0$ bisects the angle between the positive coordinates axes, then

A.

$a+b=2 h$

B.

$a-b=2 h$

C.

$a+2 h+b=0$

D.

$a+2 h-b=0$

2024 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2024 - 23th May Morning Shift
The locus of the mid-point of the portion of the line $x \cos \alpha+y \sin \alpha=p$ intercepted by the coordinate axes, where $p$ is a constant, is
A.
$\frac{1}{x^2}+\frac{1}{y^2}=\frac{3}{p^2}$
B.
$\frac{1}{x^2}+\frac{1}{y^2}=\frac{4}{p^2}$
C.
$x^2+y^2=2 p^2$
D.
$\frac{2}{x^2}+\frac{2}{y^2}=\frac{1}{p^2}$
2024 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2024 - 23th May Morning Shift
The origin is shifted to the point $(2,3)$ by translation of axes and then the coordinate axes are rotated about the origin through an angle $\theta$ in the counter - clockwise sense. Due to this if the equation $3 x^2+2 x y+3 y^2-18 x-22 y+50=0$ is transformed to $4 x^2+2 y^2-1=0$, then the angle $\theta$ is euqal to
A.
$\frac{\pi}{4}$
B.
$\frac{\pi}{3}$
C.
$\frac{\pi}{6}$
D.
$\frac{\pi}{2}$
2024 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2024 - 23th May Morning Shift
If the straight line passing through $P(3,4)$ makes an angle $\frac{\pi}{6}$ with the positive $X$-axis in anti-clockwise direction and meets the line $12 x+5 y+10=0$ at $Q$, then the length of the segment $P Q$ is
A.
$\frac{64}{12 \sqrt{2}+1}$
B.
$\frac{96}{9 \sqrt{2}-1}$
C.
$\frac{112}{10 \sqrt{3}+3}$
D.
$\frac{132}{12 \sqrt{3}+5}$
2024 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2024 - 23th May Morning Shift
The equation of the perpendicular bisectors of the sides $A B$ and $A C$ of $\triangle A B C$ are $x-y+5=0$ and $x+2 y=0$ respectively, If the coordinates of $A$ are $(1,-2)$, then the equal of the line $B C$ is
A.
$14 x+23 y-40=0$
B.
$13 x-9 y-14=0$
C.
$9 x-14 y-25=0$
D.
$8 x+15 y-30=0$
2024 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2024 - 23th May Morning Shift
A pair of lines drawn through the origin forms a right angled isosceles triangle with right angle at the origin with the line $2 x+3 y=6$. The area (in sq units) of the triangle thus formed is
A.
$\frac{36}{13}$
B.
$\frac{32}{13}$
C.
$\frac{18}{5}$
D.
$\frac{25}{9}$
2024 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2024 - 23th May Morning Shift
The combined equation of the bisectors of the angles between the lines joining the origin to the points of intersection of the curve $x^2+y^2+x y+x+3 y+1=0$ and the line $x+y+2=0$ is
A.
$x^2+4 x y-y^2=0$
B.
$x^2-4 x y+y^2=0$
C.
$2 x^2-3 x y+y^2=0$
D.
$x^2+2 x y-3 y^2=0$
2024 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2024 - 22th May Evening Shift
The locus of a variable point which forms a triangle of fixed area with two fixed points is
A.
a circle
B.
a circle with fixed points as ends of a diameter
C.
a pair of non-parallel lines
D.
a pair of parallel lines
2024 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2024 - 22th May Evening Shift
$A$ line $L$ passing through the point $P(-5,-4)$ cuts the lines $x-y-5=0$ and $x+3 y+2=0$ respectively at $Q$ and $R$ such that $\frac{18}{P Q}+\frac{15}{P R}=2$, then slope of line $L$ is
A.
$\pm 1$
B.
$\pm \frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}$
C.
$\pm \sqrt{3}$
D.
$\pm \frac{2}{\sqrt{3}}$
2024 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2024 - 22th May Evening Shift
If the reflection of a point $A(2,3)$ in $X$-axis is $B$, reflection of $B$ in the line $x+y=0$ is $C$ and the reflection of $C$ in $x-y=0$ is $D$, then the point of intersection of the lines $C D, A B$ is
A.
$(3,-2)$
B.
$(4,-3)$
C.
$(0,1)$
D.
$(2,-1)$
2024 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2024 - 22th May Evening Shift
The equation of a line which makes an angle of $45^{\circ}$ with each of the pair of lines $x y-x-y+1=0$ is
A.
$x-y=5$
B.
$2 x+y=3$
C.
$x+7 y=8$
D.
$3 x-y=2$
2024 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2024 - 22th May Evening Shift
If the slope of one of the lines in the pair of lines $8 x^2+a x y+y^2=0$ is thrice the slope of the second line, then $a$ is equal to
A.
$8 \sqrt{\frac{2}{3}}$
B.
6
C.
$16 \sqrt{2}$
D.
$3 \frac{\sqrt{2}}{5}$
2024 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2024 - 22th May Morning Shift
The equation of the locus of points which are equidistant from the point $(2,3)$ and $(4,5)$ is
A.
$x+y=0$
B.
$x+y=7$
C.
$4 x+4 y=38$
D.
$x+y=1$
2024 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2024 - 22th May Morning Shift
The equation of the side of an equilateral triangle is $x+y=2$ and one vertex is $(2,-1)$. The length of the side is
A.
$\frac{\sqrt{2}}{\sqrt{3}}$
B.
$\frac{1}{2 \sqrt{3}}$
C.
$\frac{\sqrt{3}}{\sqrt{2}}$
D.

$ \frac{2}{\sqrt{3}} $

2024 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2024 - 22th May Morning Shift
The orthocentre of the triangle formed by lines $x+y+1=0, x-y-1=0$ and $3 x+4 y+5=0$ is
A.
$(0,-1)$
B.
$(0,0)$
C.
$(1,1)$
D.
$(-1,0)$
2024 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2024 - 22th May Morning Shift

If the slope of one of the pair of lines represented by $2 x^2+3 x y+K y^2=0$ is 2 , then the angle between the pair of lines is

A.
$\frac{\pi}{2}$
B.
$\frac{\pi}{3}$
C.
$\frac{\pi}{6}$
D.
$\frac{\pi}{4}$
2024 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2024 - 22th May Morning Shift
The length of $x$-intercept made by pair of lines $2 x^2+x y-6 y^2-2 x+17 y-12=0$ is
A.
2
B.
10
C.
5
D.
20
2024 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2024 - 21th May Evening Shift
Suppose the axes are to be rotated through an angle $\theta$ so as to remove the $x y$ form from the equation $3 x^2+2 \sqrt{3} x y+y^2=0$. Then, in the new coordinate system the equation $x^2+y^2+2 x y=2$ is transformed to
A.
$(2+\sqrt{3}) x^2+(2-\sqrt{3}) y^2+2 x y=4$
B.
$(2-\sqrt{3}) x^2+(2+\sqrt{3}) y^2-2 x y=4$
C.
$x^2+y^2-2(2-\sqrt{3}) x y=4(2-\sqrt{3})$
D.
$x^2+y^2+2(2+\sqrt{3}) x y+=4(2+\sqrt{3})$
2024 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2024 - 21th May Evening Shift
$P$ is a point on $x+y+5=0$, whose perpendicular distance from $2 x+3 y+3=0$ is $\sqrt{13}$, then the coordinates of $P$ are
A.
$(20,-25)$
B.
$(1,-6)$
C.
$(-6,1)$
D.
$(\sqrt{13},-5,-\sqrt{13})$
2024 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2024 - 21th May Evening Shift
For $\lambda, \mu \in R,(x-2 y-1)+\lambda(3 x+2 y-11)=0$ and $(3 x+4 y-11)+\mu(-x+2 y-3)=0$ represent two families of lines. If the equation of the line common to both the families is $a x+b y-5=0$. Then, $2 a+b=$
A.
0
B.
1
C.
4
D.
3
2024 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2024 - 21th May Evening Shift
If the pair of lines represented by $3 x^2-5 x y+P y^2=0$ and $6 x^2-x y-5 y^2=0$ have one line in common, then the sum of all possible value of $P$ is
A.
$\frac{33}{4}$
B.
$\frac{17}{4}$
C.
$-\frac{33}{4}$
D.
$-\frac{17}{4}$
2024 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2024 - 21th May Morning Shift
$P$ is a variable point such that the distance of $P$ from $A$ $(4,0)$ is twice the distance of $P$ from $B(-4,0)$. If the line $3 y-3 x-20=0$ intersects the locus of $P$ at the points $C$ and $D$, then the distance between $C$ and $D$ is
A.
8
B.
$\frac{8 \sqrt{2}}{3}$
C.
$\frac{32}{3}$
D.
$\frac{8}{3}$
2024 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2024 - 21th May Morning Shift
When the origin is shifted to $(h, k)$ by translation of axes, the transformed equation of $x^2+2 x+2 y-7=0$ does not contain $x$ term and constant term. Then, $(2 h+k)=$
A.
$\frac{7}{2}$
B.
$\frac{1}{2}$
C.
2
D.
0
2024 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2024 - 21th May Morning Shift
Let $\alpha \in R$. If the line $(\alpha+1) x+\alpha y+\alpha=1$ passes through a fixed point $(h, k)$ for all $\alpha$, then $h^2+k^2=$
A.
2
B.
5
C.
4
D.
$\frac{1}{4}$
2024 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2024 - 21th May Morning Shift
The area of the triangle formed by the lines represented by $3 x+y+15=0$ and $3 x^2+12 x y-13 y^2=0$ is
A.
$\frac{15 \sqrt{3}}{2}$
B.
$15 \sqrt{3}$
C.
$\frac{15 \sqrt{3}}{4}$
D.
$\frac{15}{\sqrt{3}}$
2024 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2024 - 21th May Morning Shift
If all chords of the curve $2 x^2-y^2+3 x+2 y=0$, which subtend a right angle at the origin always passing through the point $(\alpha, \beta)$, then $(\alpha, \beta)=$
A.
$(-3,-2)$
B.
$(3,2)$
C.
$(3,-2)$
D.
$(-3,2)$
2024 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2024 - 20th May Evening Shift
If the origin is shifted to remove the first degree terms from the equation $2 x^2-3 y^2+4 x y+4 x+4 y-14=0$, then with respect to this new coordinate system the transformed equation of $x^2+y^2-3 x y+4 y+3=0$ is
A.
$x^2+y^2-3 x y-2 x+y+6=0$
B.
$x^2+y^2-3 x y-2 x+7 y+3=0$
C.
$x^2+y^2-3 x y-2 x+y+4=0$
D.
$x^2+y^2-3 x y-2 x+7 y+4=0$
2024 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2024 - 20th May Evening Shift
The circumcentre of the triangle formed by the lines $x+y+2=0,2 x+y+8=0$ and $x-y-2=0$ is
A.
$(-5,1)$
B.
$(-4,0)$
C.
$(0,-2)$
D.
$\left(\frac{-8}{3}, \frac{-2}{3}\right)$
2024 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2024 - 20th May Evening Shift
If the line $2 x-3 y+5=0$ is the perpendicular bisector of the line segment joining $(1,-2)$ and $(\alpha, \beta)$, then $\alpha+\beta=$
A.
7
B.
1
C.
-1
D.
-7
2024 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2024 - 20th May Evening Shift
If the area of the triangle formed by the straight lines $-15 x^2+4 x y+4 y^2=0$ and $x=\alpha$ is 200 sq unit, then $|\alpha|=$
A.
10
B.
20
C.
$5 \sqrt{2}$
D.
40
2024 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2024 - 20th May Evening Shift
The equation for straight line passing through the point of intersection of the lines represented by $x^2+4 x y+3 y^2-4 x-10 y+3=0$ and the point $(2,2)$ is
A.
$2 x+3 y-10=0$
B.
$3 x+2 y-10=0$
C.
$2 x+y-6=0$
D.
$x+2 y-6=0$
2024 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2024 - 20th May Morning Shift
If the origin is shifted to a point $P$ by the translationd axes to remove the $y$-term from the equation $x^2-y^2+2 y-1=0$, then the transformed equation of it is
A.
$x^2-y^2=1$
B.
$x^2-y^2=0$
C.
$x^2+y^2=1$
D.
$x^2+y^2=0$
2024 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2024 - 20th May Morning Shift
A line $L$ intersects the lines $3 x-2 y-1=0$ and $x+2 y+1=0$ at the points $A$ and $B$. If the point $(1,2)$ bisects the line segment $A B$ and $\frac{x}{a}+\frac{y}{b}=1$ is the equation of the line $L$, then $a+2 b+1=$
A.
-1
B.
0
C.
1
D.
2
2024 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2024 - 20th May Morning Shift
A line $L$ passing through the point $(2,0)$ makes an angle $60^{\circ}$ with the line $2 x-y+3=0$. If $L$ makes an acute angle with the positive X-axis in the anti-clockwise direction, then the $Y$-intercept of the line $L$ is
A.
$\frac{10 \sqrt{3}-16}{11}$
B.
$\frac{3 \sqrt{2}}{\sqrt{7}}$
C.
$\frac{16-10 \sqrt{3}}{11}$
D.
2
2024 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2024 - 20th May Morning Shift
If the slope of one line of the pair of lines $2 x^2+h x y+6 y^2=0$ is thrice the slope of the other line, then $h=$
A.
$\pm 16$
B.
$\pm 9$
C.
$\pm 18$
D.
$\pm 8$
2024 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2024 - 20th May Morning Shift

If the equation of the pair of straight lines passing through the point $(1,1)$ and perpendicular to the pair of lines $3 x^2+11 x y-4 y^2=0$ is $a x^2+2 h x y+b y^2+2 g x+2 f y+12=0$, then $2(a-h+b-g+f-12)=$

A.
0
B.
-7
C.
-19
D.
13
2024 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2024 - 19th May Evening Shift
If a variable straight line passing through the point of intersection of the lines $x-2 y+3=0$ and $2 x-y-1=0$ intersects the $X, Y$-axes at $A$ and $B$ respectively, then the equation of the locus of a point which divides the segment $A B$ in the ratio $-2: 3$ is
A.
$14 x^2+3 x y-15 y^2=0$
B.
$x y=14 x+15 y$
C.
$x^2+x y-y^2=0$
D.
$14 x+3 x y-15 y=0$
2024 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2024 - 19th May Evening Shift
Point $(-1,2)$ is changed to $(a, b)$, when the origin is shifted to the point $(2,-1)$ by translation of axes, Point $(a, b)$ is changed to $(c, d)$, when the axes are rotated through an angle of $45^{\circ}$ about the new origin, $(c, d)$ is changed to $(e, f)$, when $(c, d)$ is reflected through $y=x$. Then, $(e, f)=$
A.
$(-3,3)$
B.
$(0,3 \sqrt{2})$
C.
$(3 \sqrt{2}, 0)$
D.
$(1,2)$
2024 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2024 - 19th May Evening Shift
The point $(a, b)$ is the foot of the perpendicular drawn from the point $(3,1)$ to the line $x+3 y+4=0$. If $(p, q)$ is the image of $(a, b)$ with respect to the line $3 x-4 y+11=0$, then $\frac{p}{a}+\frac{q}{b}=$
A.
-3
B.
-5
C.
3
D.
7
2024 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2024 - 19th May Evening Shift
A ray of light passing through the point $(2,3)$ reflects on $Y$-axis at a point $P$. If the reflected ray passes through the point $(3,2)$ and $P=(a, b)$, then $5 b=$
A.
$a-5$
B.
$a-13$
C.
$a+13$
D.
$a+5$
2024 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2024 - 19th May Evening Shift
The area (in sq units) of the triangle formed by the lines $6 x^2+13 x y+6 y^2=0$ and $x+2 y+3=0$ is
A.
$\frac{9}{2}$
B.
$\frac{45}{4}$
C.
$\frac{9}{8}$
D.
$\frac{45}{8}$
2024 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2024 - 18th May Morning Shift
If the lines $3 x+y-4=0, x-\alpha y+10=0, \beta x+2 y+4=0$ and $3 x+y+k=0$ represent the sides of a square, then $\alpha \beta(k+4)^2=$
A.
-256
B.
-512
C.
-128
D.
-1024
2024 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2024 - 18th May Morning Shift
$A$ is the point of intersection of the lines $3 x+y-4=0$ and $x-y=0$. If a line having negative slope makes an angle of $45^{\circ}$ with the line $x-3 y+5=0$ and passes through $A$, then its equation is
A.
$x+y=2$
B.
$x+2 y=3$
C.
$4 x+3 y=7$
D.
$x+3 y=4$
2024 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2024 - 18th May Morning Shift
$2 x^2-3 x y-2 y^2=0$ represents two lines $L_1$ and $L_2$. $2 x^2-3 x y-2 y^2-x+7 y-3=0$ represents another two lines $L_3$ and $L_4$. Let $A$ be the point of intersection of lines $L_1, L_3$ and $B$ be the point of intersection of lines $L_2$ and $L_4$. The area of the triangle formed by lines $A B$. $L_3$ and $L_4$ is
A.
$3 / 10$
B.
$3 / 5$
C.
$45 / 2$
D.
$5 / 2$
2024 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2024 - 18th May Morning Shift
The area of the triangle formed by the pair of lines $23 x^2-48 x y+3 y^2=0$ with the line $2 x+3 y+5=0$, is
A.
$\frac{1}{13 \sqrt{3}}$
B.
$\frac{25}{13 \sqrt{3}}$
C.
$\frac{7}{13 \sqrt{5}}$
D.
$\frac{9}{25 \sqrt{3}}$
2022 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2022 - 5th July Morning Shift

Suppose $P$ and $Q$ lie on $3 x+4 y-4=0$ and $5 x-y-4=0$ respectively. If the mid-point of $P Q$ is $(1,5)$, then the slope of the line passing through $P$ and $Q$ is

A.
$\frac{83}{35}$
B.
$\frac{65}{35}$
C.
$\frac{-3}{4}$
D.
$\frac{3}{4}$
2022 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2022 - 5th July Morning Shift

The length of intercept of $x+1=0$ between the lines $3 x+2 y=5$ and $3 x+2 y=3$ is

A.
2
B.
1
C.
3
D.
4
2022 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2022 - 5th July Morning Shift

Suppose the slopes $m_1$ and $m_2$ of the lines represented by $a x^2+2 h x y+b y^2=0$ satisfy $3\left(m_1-m_2\right)-7=0$ and $m_1 m_2-2=0$. Then, which of the following is true?

A.
$\frac{a}{12}=\frac{b}{6}=\frac{h}{ \pm 11}$
B.
$\frac{a}{6}=\frac{b}{12}=\frac{h}{ \pm 11}$
C.
$a=b= \pm h$
D.
$\frac{a}{2}=b= \pm h$
2022 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2022 - 5th July Morning Shift

Suppose that the sides passing through the vertex $(\alpha, \beta)$ of a triangle are bisected at right angles by the lines $y^2-8 x y-9 x^2=0$. Then, the centroid of the triangle is

A.
$\frac{1}{123}(\alpha, \beta)$
B.
$\frac{1}{123}(\alpha+32 \beta, 81 \beta+32 \alpha)$
C.
$\frac{1}{123}(\alpha-32 \beta, 81 \beta+32 \alpha)$
D.
$\frac{1}{123}(\alpha-32 \beta, 81 \beta-32 \alpha)$