Straight Lines and Pair of Straight Lines

2026 Q1 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

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

A.

5

B.

4

C.

2

D.

3

2026 Q2 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

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:

A.

$\frac{\pi}{2}$

B.

$\frac{\pi}{3}$

C.

$\frac{\pi}{12}$

D.

$\frac{\pi}{6}$

2026 Q3 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

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

A.

5

B.

10

C.

8

D.

13

2026 Q4 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

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 :

A.

3

B.

6

C.

1

D.

9

2026 Q5 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

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 :

A.

$\sqrt{10}$

B.

$2 \sqrt{5}$

C.

$2 \sqrt{10}$

D.

$3 \sqrt{10}$

2026 Q6 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

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 $(2,-2)$,

A.

both are incorrect

B.

only (S2) is correct

C.

both are correct

D.

only (S1) is correct

2026 Q7 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

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 :

A.

$21 \sqrt{3}$

B.

$12 \sqrt{2}$

C.

$15 \sqrt{6}$

D.

27

2026 Q8 JEE Mains MCQ
03 Jul 2026

If a straight line drawn through the point of intersection of the lines $4 x+3 y-1=0$ and $3 x+4 y-1=0$, meets the co-ordinate axes at the points P and Q , then the locus of the mid point of PQ is :

A.

$x+y-7=0$

B.

$ x+y-14 x y=0 $

C.

$ 2 x+y+14 x y=0 $

D.

$ x+2 y-14 x y=0 $

2026 Q9 JEE Mains MCQ
03 Jul 2026

In an equilateral triangle $P Q R$, let the vertex $P$ be at $(3,5)$ and the side $Q R$ be along the line $x+y=4$. If the orthocentre of the triangle PQR is $(\alpha, \beta)$, then $9(\alpha+\beta)$ is equal to:

A.

16

B.

27

C.

36

D.

48

2026 Q10 JEE Mains MCQ
03 Jul 2026

Let the line $\mathrm{L}_1: x+3=0$ intersect the lines $\mathrm{L}_2: x-y=0$ and $\mathrm{L}_3: 3 x+y=0$ at the points A and B , respectively. Let the bisector of the obtuse angle between the lines $L_2$ and $L_3$ intersect the line $L_1$ at the point $C$. Then $B C^2: A C^2$ is equal to:

A.

5:1

B.

1:5

C.

2:3

D.

3:2

2026 Q11 JEE Mains MCQ
03 Jul 2026

Let the vertex A of a triangle ABC be $(1,2)$, and the mid-point of the side AB be $(5,-1)$. If the centroid of this triangle is $(3,4)$ and its circumcenter is $(\alpha, \beta)$, then $21(\alpha+\beta)$ is equal to :

A.

309

B.

403

C.

497

D.

524

2026 Q12 JEE Mains MCQ
03 Jul 2026

Let the mid points of the sides of a triangle ABC be $\left(\frac{5}{2}, 7\right)$, $\left(\frac{5}{2}, 3\right)$ and $(4, 5)$. If its incentre is $(h, k)$, then $3h + k$ is equal to :

A.

11

B.

12

C.

13

D.

14

2026 Q13 JEE Mains Numerical
03 Jul 2026

From the point $(-1,-1)$, two rays are sent making angles of $45^{\circ}$ with the line $x+y=0$. These rays get reflected from the mirror $x+2 y=1$. If the equations of the reflected rays are $\mathrm{a} x+\mathrm{b} y=9$ and $c x+d y=7, a, b, c, d \in \mathbf{Z}$, then the value of $a d+b c$ is $\_\_\_\_$ .

2026 Q14 JEE Mains Numerical
03 Jul 2026

Let $\mathrm{A}, \mathrm{B}$ be points on the two half-lines $x-\sqrt{3}|y|=\alpha, \alpha>0$ at a distance of $\alpha$ from their point of intersection $P$. The line segment $A B$ meets the angle bisector of the given half-lines at the point $Q$. If $P Q=\frac{9}{2}$ and $R$ is the radius of the circumcircle of $\triangle \mathrm{PAB}$, then $\frac{\alpha^2}{R}$ is equal to $\_\_\_\_$

2025 Q15 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

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 :

A.

48

B.

16

C.

24

D.

32

2025 Q16 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

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 :

A.

8

B.

4

C.

5

D.

6

2025 Q17 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

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 :

A.

0

B.

2

C.

-2

D.

4

2025 Q18 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

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

A.
8
B.
4
C.
10
D.
6
2025 Q19 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

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.
$\sqrt{20}$
B.
$20$
C.
$\sqrt{5}$
D.
$5$
2025 Q20 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026
Consider the lines $x(3 \lambda+1)+y(7 \lambda+2)=17 \lambda+5, \lambda$ being a parameter, all passing through a point P. One of these lines (say $L$ ) is farthest from the origin. If the distance of $L$ from the point $(3,6)$ is $d$, then the value of $d^2$ is
A.
10
B.
20
C.
15
D.
30
2025 Q21 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

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

A.
5
B.
3
C.
2
D.
4
2025 Q22 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026
Let the area of the triangle formed by a straight line $\mathrm{L}: x+\mathrm{b} y+\mathrm{c}=0$ with co-ordinate axes be 48 square units. If the perpendicular drawn from the origin to the line L makes an angle of $45^{\circ}$ with the positive $x$-axis, then the value of $\mathrm{b}^2+\mathrm{c}^2$ is :
A.
90
B.
83
C.
93
D.
97
2025 Q23 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

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:

A.

$\frac{1}{2}$

B.

$\frac{5}{2}$

C.

2

D.

$\frac{13}{6}$

2025 Q24 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

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 :

A.

47

B.

37

C.

40

D.

36

2025 Q25 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

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:

A.

$-2\sqrt{10}$

B.

12

C.

-6

D.

6

2025 Q26 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

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 :

A.

$x + 9y = 36$

B.

$9x - 9y = 32$

C.

$4x - 9y = 12$

D.

$6x - 9y = 20$

2025 Q27 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

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 :

A.
22
B.
33
C.
55
D.
44
2025 Q28 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

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.
91
B.
113
C.
101
D.
84
2025 Q29 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

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 :

A.
24
B.
22
C.
21
D.
23
2025 Q30 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

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.
21
B.
19
C.
22
D.
24
2025 Q31 JEE Mains Numerical
14 Mar 2026

Let the distance between two parallel lines be 5 units and a point $P$ lie between the lines at a unit distance from one of them. An equilateral triangle $P Q R$ is formed such that $Q$ lies on one of the parallel lines, while R lies on the other. Then $(Q R)^2$ is equal to _________.

2024 Q32 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

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.
35
B.
25
C.
30
D.
40
2024 Q33 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

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:

A.
60
B.
70
C.
80
D.
90
2024 Q34 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

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 :

A.
4
B.
8
C.
6
D.
2
2024 Q35 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

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

A.
$x+6 y+6=0$
B.
$x-3 y-6=0$
C.
$x+3 y+2=0$
D.
$x-6 y-10=0$
2024 Q36 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

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 :

A.
37
B.
$-27$
C.
437
D.
5
2024 Q37 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

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

A.
30
B.
15
C.
10
D.
25
2024 Q38 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

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 :

A.
$-\frac{12}{5}$
B.
$-\frac{6}{5}$
C.
6
D.
4
2024 Q39 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

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 :

A.
42
B.
46
C.
48
D.
44
2024 Q40 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

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 :

A.
$-x+y-(2-\sqrt{2})=0$
B.
$x+y-(2-\sqrt{2})=0$
C.
$x+y+(2-\sqrt{2})=0$
D.
$x-y-(2+\sqrt{2})=0$
2024 Q41 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

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

A.
$\frac{17 \sqrt{5}}{6}$
B.
$\frac{15 \sqrt{5}}{7}$
C.
$\frac{17 \sqrt{5}}{7}$
D.
$\frac{\sqrt{5}}{17}$
2024 Q42 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

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

A.
8
B.
5
C.
12
D.
10
2024 Q43 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

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.
8
B.
14
C.
29
D.
6
2024 Q44 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

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 :

A.
$\frac{y}{\sqrt{3}+2}+x=9$
B.
$\frac{x}{\sqrt{3}+2}+y=9$
C.
$\frac{x}{\sqrt{3}-2}+y=9$
D.
$\frac{y}{\sqrt{3}-2}+x=9$
2024 Q45 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

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

A.
$\frac{13}{2}$
B.
8
C.
$\frac{5}{2}$
D.
6
2024 Q46 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

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

A.
$3+4 \sqrt{2}$
B.
$6 \sqrt{3}$
C.
$4+6 \sqrt{3}$
D.
$4 \sqrt{2}$
2024 Q47 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

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

A.
42
B.
39
C.
48
D.
45
2024 Q48 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

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 :

A.
 $(-3,0) \cup\left(\frac{2}{3}, 1\right)$
B.
$(-3,0) \cup\left(\frac{1}{3}, 1\right)$
C.
$(-3,-1) \cup\left(\frac{1}{3}, 1\right)$
D.
$(-3,-1) \cup\left(-\frac{1}{3}, 1\right)$
2024 Q49 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026
The portion of the line $4 x+5 y=20$ in the first quadrant is trisected by the lines $\mathrm{L}_1$ and $\mathrm{L}_2$ passing through the origin. The tangent of an angle between the lines $\mathrm{L}_1$ and $\mathrm{L}_2$ is :
A.
$\frac{30}{41}$
B.
$\frac{8}{5}$
C.
$\frac{2}{5}$
D.
$\frac{25}{41}$
2024 Q50 JEE Mains Numerical
14 Mar 2026

Let a ray of light passing through the point $(3,10)$ reflects on the line $2 x+y=6$ and the reflected ray passes through the point $(7,2)$. If the equation of the incident ray is $a x+b y+1=0$, then $a^2+b^2+3 a b$ is equal to _________.