Straight Lines and Pair of Straight Lines
Let ABC be an equilateral triangle with orthocenter at the origin and the side BC on the line $x+2 \sqrt{2} y=4$. If the co-ordinates of the vertex A are $(\alpha, \beta)$, then the greatest integer less than or equal to $|\alpha+\sqrt{2} \beta|$ is
5
4
2
3
Let the angles made with the positive $x$-axis by two straight lines drawn from the point $\mathrm{P}(2,3)$ and meeting the line $x+y=6$ at a distance $\sqrt{\frac{2}{3}}$ from the point P be $\theta_1$ and $\theta_2$. Then the value of $\left(\theta_1+\theta_2\right)$ is:
$\frac{\pi}{2}$
$\frac{\pi}{3}$
$\frac{\pi}{12}$
$\frac{\pi}{6}$
Let $A(1,0), B(2,-1)$ and $C\left(\frac{7}{3}, \frac{4}{3}\right)$ be three points. If the equation of the bisector of the angle ABC is $\alpha x+\beta y=5$, then the value of $\alpha^2+\beta^2$ is
5
10
8
13
Let $\mathrm{A}(1,2)$ and $\mathrm{C}(-3,-6)$ be two diagonally opposite vertices of a rhombus, whose sides AD and BC are parallel to the line $7 x-y=14$. If $\mathrm{B}(\alpha, \beta)$ and $\mathrm{D}(\gamma, \delta)$ are the other two vertices, then $|\alpha+\beta+\gamma+\delta|$ is equal to :
3
6
1
9
A rectangle is formed by the lines $x=0, y=0, x=3$ and $y=4$. Let the line L be perpendicular to $3 x+y+6=0$ and divide the area of the rectangle into two equal parts. Then the distance of the point $\left(\frac{1}{2},-5\right)$ from the line $L$ is equal to :
$\sqrt{10}$
$2 \sqrt{5}$
$2 \sqrt{10}$
$3 \sqrt{10}$
Among the statements
$(S 1)$ : If $A(5,-1)$ and $B(-2,3)$ are two vertices of a triangle, whose orthocentre is $(0,0)$, then its third vertex is $(-4,-7)$
and
(S2) : If positive numbers $2 a, b, c$ are three consecutive terms of an A.P., then the lines $a x+b y+c=0$ are concurrent at $(2,-2)$,
both are incorrect
only (S2) is correct
both are correct
only (S1) is correct
Let a point A lie between the parallel lines $\mathrm{L}_1$ and $\mathrm{L}_2$ such that its distances from $\mathrm{L}_1$ and $\mathrm{L}_2$ are 6 and 3 units, respectively. Then the area (in sq. units) of the equilateral triangle ABC , where the points B and C lie on the lines $\mathrm{L}_1$ and $\mathrm{L}_2$, respectively, is :
$21 \sqrt{3}$
$12 \sqrt{2}$
$15 \sqrt{6}$
27
Let a be the length of a side of a square OABC with O being the origin. Its side OA makes an acute angle $\alpha $ with the positive x-axis and the equations of its diagonals are $(\sqrt{3}+1)x+(\sqrt{3}-1)y=0$ and $(\sqrt{3}-1)x-(\sqrt{3}+1)y+8\sqrt{3}=0$. Then $a$2 is equal to :
48
16
24
32
A line passing through the point P($a$, 0) makes an acute angle $\alpha $ with the positive x-axis. Let this line be rotated about the point P through an angle $\frac{\alpha}{2}$ in the clockwise direction. If in the new position, the slope of the line is $2 - \sqrt{3}$ and its distance from the origin is $\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}$, then the value of $3a^2 \tan^2 \alpha - 2\sqrt{3}$ is :
8
4
5
6
If the orthocenter of the triangle formed by the lines y = x + 1, y = 4x - 8 and y = mx + c is at (3, -1), then m - c is :
0
2
-2
4
Let ABC be the triangle such that the equations of lines AB and AC be $3 y-x=2$ and $x+y=2$, respectively, and the points B and C lie on $x$-axis. If P is the orthocentre of the triangle ABC , then the area of the triangle PBC is equal to
Let the three sides of a triangle are on the lines $4 x-7 y+10=0, x+y=5$ and $7 x+4 y=15$. Then the distance of its orthocentre from the orthocentre of the tringle formed by the lines $x=0, y=0$ and $x+y=1$ is
A line passes through the origin and makes equal angles with the positive coordinate axes. It intersects the lines $\mathrm{L}_1: 2 x+y+6=0$ and $\mathrm{L}_2: 4 x+2 y-p=0, p>0$, at the points A and B , respectively. If $A B=\frac{9}{\sqrt{2}}$ and the foot of the perpendicular from the point $A$ on the line $L_2$ is $M$, then $\frac{A M}{B M}$ is equal to
Let the line x + y = 1 meet the axes of x and y at A and B, respectively. A right angled triangle AMN is inscribed in the triangle OAB, where O is the origin and the points M and N lie on the lines OB and AB, respectively. If the area of the triangle AMN is $ \frac{4}{9} $ of the area of the triangle OAB and AN : NB = $ \lambda : 1 $, then the sum of all possible value(s) of $ \lambda $ is:
$\frac{1}{2}$
$\frac{5}{2}$
2
$\frac{13}{6}$
Let ΔABC be a triangle formed by the lines 7x – 6y + 3 = 0, x + 2y – 31 = 0 and 9x – 2y – 19 = 0. Let the point (h, k) be the image of the centroid of ΔABC in the line 3x + 6y – 53 = 0. Then h2 + k2 + hk is equal to :
47
37
40
36
Two equal sides of an isosceles triangle are along $ -x + 2y = 4 $ and $ x + y = 4 $. If $ m $ is the slope of its third side, then the sum, of all possible distinct values of $ m $, is:
$-2\sqrt{10}$
12
-6
6
If A and B are the points of intersection of the circle $x^2 + y^2 - 8x = 0$ and the hyperbola $\frac{x^2}{9} - \frac{y^2}{4} = 1$ and a point P moves on the line $2x - 3y + 4 = 0$, then the centroid of $\Delta PAB$ lies on the line :
$x + 9y = 36$
$9x - 9y = 32$
$4x - 9y = 12$
$6x - 9y = 20$
Let the points $\left(\frac{11}{2}, \alpha\right)$ lie on or inside the triangle with sides $x+y=11, x+2 y=16$ and $2 x+3 y=29$. Then the product of the smallest and the largest values of $\alpha$ is equal to :
Let the lines $3 x-4 y-\alpha=0,8 x-11 y-33=0$, and $2 x-3 y+\lambda=0$ be concurrent. If the image of the point $(1,2)$ in the line $2 x-3 y+\lambda=0$ is $\left(\frac{57}{13}, \frac{-40}{13}\right)$, then $|\alpha \lambda|$ is equal to
A rod of length eight units moves such that its ends $A$ and $B$ always lie on the lines $x-y+2=0$ and $y+2=0$, respectively. If the locus of the point $P$, that divides the rod $A B$ internally in the ratio $2: 1$ is $9\left(x^2+\alpha y^2+\beta x y+\gamma x+28 y\right)-76=0$, then $\alpha-\beta-\gamma$ is equal to :
Let the triangle PQR be the image of the triangle with vertices $(1,3),(3,1)$ and $(2,4)$ in the line $x+2 y=2$. If the centroid of $\triangle \mathrm{PQR}$ is the point $(\alpha, \beta)$, then $15(\alpha-\beta)$ is equal to :
A variable line $\mathrm{L}$ passes through the point $(3,5)$ and intersects the positive coordinate axes at the points $\mathrm{A}$ and $\mathrm{B}$. The minimum area of the triangle $\mathrm{OAB}$, where $\mathrm{O}$ is the origin, is :
A ray of light coming from the point $\mathrm{P}(1,2)$ gets reflected from the point $\mathrm{Q}$ on the $x$-axis and then passes through the point $R(4,3)$. If the point $S(h, k)$ is such that $P Q R S$ is a parallelogram, then $hk^2$ is equal to:
If the line segment joining the points $(5,2)$ and $(2, a)$ subtends an angle $\frac{\pi}{4}$ at the origin, then the absolute value of the product of all possible values of $a$ is :
The equations of two sides $\mathrm{AB}$ and $\mathrm{AC}$ of a triangle $\mathrm{ABC}$ are $4 x+y=14$ and $3 x-2 y=5$, respectively. The point $\left(2,-\frac{4}{3}\right)$ divides the third side $\mathrm{BC}$ internally in the ratio $2: 1$, the equation of the side $\mathrm{BC}$ is
If the locus of the point, whose distances from the point $(2,1)$ and $(1,3)$ are in the ratio $5: 4$, is $a x^2+b y^2+c x y+d x+e y+170=0$, then the value of $a^2+2 b+3 c+4 d+e$ is equal to :
Let a variable line of slope $m>0$ passing through the point $(4,-9)$ intersect the coordinate axes at the points $A$ and $B$. The minimum value of the sum of the distances of $A$ and $B$ from the origin is
Let $\mathrm{A}(-1,1)$ and $\mathrm{B}(2,3)$ be two points and $\mathrm{P}$ be a variable point above the line $\mathrm{AB}$ such that the area of $\triangle \mathrm{PAB}$ is 10. If the locus of $\mathrm{P}$ is $\mathrm{a} x+\mathrm{by}=15$, then $5 \mathrm{a}+2 \mathrm{~b}$ is :
Let two straight lines drawn from the origin $\mathrm{O}$ intersect the line $3 x+4 y=12$ at the points $\mathrm{P}$ and $\mathrm{Q}$ such that $\triangle \mathrm{OPQ}$ is an isosceles triangle and $\angle \mathrm{POQ}=90^{\circ}$. If $l=\mathrm{OP}^2+\mathrm{PQ}^2+\mathrm{QO}^2$, then the greatest integer less than or equal to $l$ is :
The vertices of a triangle are $\mathrm{A}(-1,3), \mathrm{B}(-2,2)$ and $\mathrm{C}(3,-1)$. A new triangle is formed by shifting the sides of the triangle by one unit inwards. Then the equation of the side of the new triangle nearest to origin is :
Let $A(a, b), B(3,4)$ and $C(-6,-8)$ respectively denote the centroid, circumcentre and orthocentre of a triangle. Then, the distance of the point $P(2 a+3,7 b+5)$ from the line $2 x+3 y-4=0$ measured parallel to the line $x-2 y-1=0$ is
Let $\alpha, \beta, \gamma, \delta \in \mathbb{Z}$ and let $A(\alpha, \beta), B(1,0), C(\gamma, \delta)$ and $D(1,2)$ be the vertices of a parallelogram $\mathrm{ABCD}$. If $A B=\sqrt{10}$ and the points $\mathrm{A}$ and $\mathrm{C}$ lie on the line $3 y=2 x+1$, then $2(\alpha+\beta+\gamma+\delta)$ is equal to
If $x^2-y^2+2 h x y+2 g x+2 f y+c=0$ is the locus of a point, which moves such that it is always equidistant from the lines $x+2 y+7=0$ and $2 x-y+8=0$, then the value of $g+c+h-f$ equals
A line passing through the point $\mathrm{A}(9,0)$ makes an angle of $30^{\circ}$ with the positive direction of $x$-axis. If this line is rotated about A through an angle of $15^{\circ}$ in the clockwise direction, then its equation in the new position is :
Let $\mathrm{A}$ be the point of intersection of the lines $3 x+2 y=14,5 x-y=6$ and $\mathrm{B}$ be the point of intersection of the lines $4 x+3 y=8,6 x+y=5$. The distance of the point $P(5,-2)$ from the line $\mathrm{AB}$ is
The distance of the point $(2,3)$ from the line $2 x-3 y+28=0$, measured parallel to the line $\sqrt{3} x-y+1=0$, is equal to
In a $\triangle A B C$, suppose $y=x$ is the equation of the bisector of the angle $B$ and the equation of the side $A C$ is $2 x-y=2$. If $2 A B=B C$ and the points $A$ and $B$ are respectively $(4,6)$ and $(\alpha, \beta)$, then $\alpha+2 \beta$ is equal to
Let $\mathrm{R}$ be the interior region between the lines $3 x-y+1=0$ and $x+2 y-5=0$ containing the origin. The set of all values of $a$, for which the points $\left(a^2, a+1\right)$ lie in $R$, is :
Let $(\alpha, \beta)$ be the centroid of the triangle formed by the lines $15 x-y=82,6 x-5 y=-4$ and $9 x+4 y=17$. Then $\alpha+2 \beta$ and $2 \alpha-\beta$ are the roots of the equation :
If the point $\left(\alpha, \frac{7 \sqrt{3}}{3}\right)$ lies on the curve traced by the mid-points of the line segments of the lines $x \cos \theta+y \sin \theta=7, \theta \in\left(0, \frac{\pi}{2}\right)$ between the co-ordinates axes, then $\alpha$ is equal to :
Let $C(\alpha, \beta)$ be the circumcenter of the triangle formed by the lines
$4 x+3 y=69$
$4 y-3 x=17$, and
$x+7 y=61$.
Then $(\alpha-\beta)^{2}+\alpha+\beta$ is equal to :
The straight lines $\mathrm{l_{1}}$ and $\mathrm{l_{2}}$ pass through the origin and trisect the line segment of the line L : $9 x+5 y=45$ between the axes. If $\mathrm{m}_{1}$ and $\mathrm{m}_{2}$ are the slopes of the lines $\mathrm{l_{1}}$ and $\mathrm{l_{2}}$, then the point of intersection of the line $\mathrm{y=\left(m_{1}+m_{2}\right)}x$ with L lies on :
The combined equation of the two lines $ax+by+c=0$ and $a'x+b'y+c'=0$ can be written as
$(ax+by+c)(a'x+b'y+c')=0$.
The equation of the angle bisectors of the lines represented by the equation $2x^2+xy-3y^2=0$ is :
If the orthocentre of the triangle, whose vertices are (1, 2), (2, 3) and (3, 1) is $(\alpha,\beta)$, then the quadratic equation whose roots are $\alpha+4\beta$ and $4\alpha+\beta$, is :
Let $B$ and $C$ be the two points on the line $y+x=0$ such that $B$ and $C$ are symmetric with respect to the origin. Suppose $A$ is a point on $y-2 x=2$ such that $\triangle A B C$ is an equilateral triangle. Then, the area of the $\triangle A B C$ is :
A light ray emits from the origin making an angle 30$^\circ$ with the positive $x$-axis. After getting reflected by the line $x+y=1$, if this ray intersects $x$-axis at Q, then the abscissa of Q is :

































