Straight Lines and Pair of Straight Lines
$A(2,0), B(0,2), C(-2,0)$ are three points. Let $a, b, c$ be the perpendicular distances from a variable point $P$ on to the lines $A B, B C$ and $C A$ respectively. If $a, b, c$ are in arithmetic progression, then the locus of $P$ is
$|\sqrt{2} y|=2|x-y+2|-|x+y-2|$
$\sqrt{2}|y|=|x-y+2|-|x+y-2|$
$2|x-y+2|=\left|\frac{x+y-2}{\sqrt{2}}\right|+\left|\frac{x-y-2}{\sqrt{2}}\right|$
$2|x-y+2|=|x+(\sqrt{2}+1) y+2|$
Two families of lines are given by $a x+b y+c=0$ and $4 a^2+9 b^2-c^2-12 a b=0$. Then, the line common to both the families is
A line passing through $(-1,2)$ and $(2,3)$
A line passing through $(3,2)$ and $(2,3)$
A line passing through $(-3,-2)$ and $(-2,-3)$
A line passing through $(2,-3)$ and $(-2,3)$
Two non-parallel sides of a rhombus are parallel to the lines $x+y-1=0$ and $7 x-y-5=0$. If $(1,3)$ is the centre of the rhombus and one of its vertices $A(\alpha, \beta)$ lies on $15 x-5 y=6$, then one of the possible values of $(\alpha+\beta)$ is
$\frac{18}{5}$
$\frac{12}{5}$
$\frac{37}{5}$
$\frac{39}{5}$
If the equations $3 x^2+2 h x y-3 y^2=0$ and $3 x^2+2 h x y-3 y^2+2 x-4 y+c=0$ represent the four sides of a square, then $\frac{h}{c}=$
$\frac{1}{4}$
$\frac{-2}{3}$
-3
-4
$(a, b)$ are the new coordinates of the point $(2,3)$ after shifting the origin to the point $(3,2)$ by translation of axes. If $(c, d)$ are the new coordinates of the point $(a, b)$ after rotating the axes through an angle $\frac{\pi}{4}$ about the origin in the anti-clockwise direction, then $d-c=$
0
1
$\sqrt{2}$
$2 \sqrt{2}$
The lines $x+y+4=0, x-2 y-4=0$ and $3 x+4 y-2=0$
are concurrent
form an isosceles triangle
form a right-angled triangle
form a scalene triangle
The area of the triangle formed by the line $L$ with the coordinate axes is 12 sq. units. If $L$ passes through the point $(12,4)$ and the product $P$ of $X$ - intercept of $L$ and square of the $Y$-intercept of $L$ is negative, then $P=$
-48
-24
-192
-72
The area of the quadrilateral formed by the lines $x+2 y+3=0,2 x+4 y+9=0, x-2 y+3=0$ and $3 x-6 y+11=0$
$\frac{5}{12}$
$\frac{1}{4}$
$\frac{3}{4}$
$\frac{7}{12}$
If $(-1,-1)$ is the point of intersection of the pair of lines $2 x^2+5 x y-3 y^2+2 g x+2 f y+c=0$. Then $g+f$
4 c
$3 c$
2 c
C
A straight line passing through a point $(3,2)$ cuts $X$ and $Y$ axes at the points $A$ and $B$ respectively. If a point $P$ divides $A B$ in the ratio $2: 3$, then the equation of the locus of point $P$ is
$\frac{9}{x}+\frac{4}{y}=1$
$9 x+4 y=5 x y$
$4 x+9 y=5 x y$
$\frac{4}{x}+\frac{9}{y}=1$
By shifting the origin to the point $(-1,2)$ through translation of axes, if $a x^2+2 h x y+b y^2+2 g x+2 f y+c=0$ is the transformed equation of $2 x^2-x y+y^2-3 x+4 y-5=0$, then $2(f+g+h)=$
$a+b+c$
$a-5(b+c)$
$3(a+b+c)$
$c-5(a+b)$
If a line $L$ passing through the point $A(-2,4)$ makes an angel of $60^{\circ}$ with the positive direction of $X$ - axis in anti-clockwise direction and $B(p, q)$ lying in the 3rd quadrant is a point on $L$ at the distance of 6 units from the point $A$, then $\sqrt{p^2+q^2-8 q}=$
6
7
8
9
If the perpendicular drawn from the point $(2,-3)$ to the straight line $4 x-3 y+8=0$ meets it at $M(a, b)$ and $a^3-b^3=k^3$, then $k=$
1
-1
2
-2
Let $Q$ be the image of a point $P(1,2)$ with respect to the line $x+y+1=0$ and $R$ be the image of $Q$ with respect to the line $x-y-1=0$. If $M$ and $N$ are the mid-points of $P Q$ and $Q R$ respectively, then $M N=$
$\sqrt{10}$
4
$\sqrt{22}$
5
If the slopes of the lines represented by the equation $6 x^2+2 h x y+4 y^2=0$ are in the ratio $2: 3$, then the value of $h$ such that both the lines make acute angles with the positive $X$-axis measured in positive direction is
5
$\frac{5}{2}$
-5
$-\frac{5}{2}$
If $2 x^2+x y-6 y^2+k=0$ is the transformed equation of $2 x^2+x y-6 y^2-13 x+9 y+15=0$ when the origin is shifted to the point $(a, b)$ by translation of axes, then $k=$
1
0
21
15
The line $L \equiv 6 x+3 y+k=0$ divides the line segment joining the points $(3,5)$ and $(4,6)$ in the ratio $-5: 4$. If the point of intersection of the lines $L=0$ and $x-y+1=0$ is $P(g, h)$, then $h=$
$2 g$
$2 g-1$
$3 g$
$g+1$
A straight line through the point $P(1,2)$ makes an angle $\theta$ with positive X -axis in anticlockwise direction and meets the line $x+\sqrt{3 y}-2 \sqrt{3}=0$ at $Q$. If $P Q=\frac{1}{2}$, then $\theta=$
$\frac{\pi}{6}$
$\frac{5 \pi}{6}$
$\frac{2 \pi}{3}$
$\frac{\pi}{3}$
The lines $x-2 y+1=0,2 x-3 y-1=0$ and $3 x-y+k=0$ are concurrent. The angle between the lines $3 x-y+k=0$ and $m x-3 y+6=0$ is $45^{\circ}$. If $m$ is an integer, then $m-k=$
-6
18
6
-18
If $\tan ^{-1}(2 \sqrt{10})$ is the angle between the lines $a x^2+4 x y-2 y^2=0$ and $a \in Z$, then the product of the slopes of given lines is
$\frac{3}{2}$
$\frac{2}{3}$
$-\frac{2}{3}$
$-\frac{3}{2}$
The point $P(\alpha, \beta)(\alpha>0, \beta>0)$ undergoes the following transformations successively.
(a) Translation to a distance of 3 units in positive direction of $X$-axis.
(b) Reflection about the line $y=-x$.
(c) Rotation of axes through an angle of $\frac{\pi}{4}$ about the origin in the positive direction.
If the final position of that point $P$ is $(-4 \sqrt{2},-2 \sqrt{2})$, then $(\alpha+\beta)=$
5
7
$6 \sqrt{2}$
$2 \sqrt{2}$
If the line passing through the point $(4,-3)$ and having negative slope makes an angle of $45^{\circ}$ with the line joining the points $(1,1),(2,3)$, then the sum of intercepts of that line is
$\frac{7}{3}$
1
12
$\frac{26}{3}$
$O(0,0), B(-3,-1)$ and $C(-1,-3)$ are vertices of a $\triangle O B C$. $D$ is a point on $O C$ and $E$ is a point on $O B$. If the equation of $D E$ is $2 x+2 y+\sqrt{2}=0$, then the ratio in which the line $D E$ divides the altitude of the $\triangle O B C$ is
$\sqrt{2}: 4 \sqrt{2}+2$
$1: 4 \sqrt{2}+1$
$\sqrt{2}: 4 \sqrt{2}-2$
$1: 4 \sqrt{2}-1$
Every point on the curve $3 x+2 y-3 x y=0$ is the centroid of a triangle formed by the coordinate axes and a line $(L)$ intersecting both the coordinates axes. Then, all such lines $(L)$
are parallel
are concurrent
intersect each other at different points
are perpendicular to the tangents to the curve
The value of ' $a$ ' for which the equation $\left(a^2-3\right) x^2+16 x y -2 a y^2+4 x-8 y-2=0$ represents a pair of perpendicular lines is
2
-1
3
4
If the points $A(2,3), B(3,2)$ form a triangle with a variable point $p\left(t, t^2\right)$, where $t$ is a parameter, then the equation of the locus of the centroid of $\triangle A B C$ is
$9 x^2-30 x-3 y+20=0$
$3 x^2-10 x-y+10=0$
$9 y^2-30 y-3 x+20=0$
$3 y^2-10 y-x+10=0$
If $(h, k)$ is the new origin to be chosen to eliminate first degree terms from the equation $S \equiv 2 x^2-x y-y^2-3 x+3 y=0$ by translation and if $\theta$ is the angle with which the axes are to be rotated about the origin in anti-clockwise direction to eliminate $x y$-term from $S=0$, then $\tan 2 \theta=$
$h+k$
$h-k$
$h k$
$-\frac{h}{3 k}$
A line $L$ perpendicular to the line $5 x-12 y+6=0$ makes positive intercept on the $Y$-axis. If the distance from the origin to the line $L$ is 2 units and the angle made by the perpendicular drawn from the origin to the line $L$ with positive $X$-axis is $\theta$, then $\tan \theta+\cot \theta=$
$\frac{25}{12}$
$\frac{625}{168}$
$\frac{169}{60}$
$\frac{1681}{360}$
If a line $L$ passing through a point $A(2,3)$ intersects another line $4 x-3 y-19=0$ at the point $B$ such that $A B=4$, then the angle made by the line $L$ with positive $X$-axis in anti-clockwise direction is
$\tan ^{-1}\left(-\frac{3}{4}\right)$
$\tan ^{-1}\left(\frac{3}{4}\right)$
$\frac{\pi}{4}$
$-\frac{\pi}{4}$
A variable straight-line $L$ with negative slope passes through the point $(4,9)$ and cuts the positive coordinate axes in $A$ and $B$. If $O$ is the origin, then the minimum value of $O A+O B$ is
25
12
13
5
If $4 x^2+12 x y+9 y^2+2 g x+2 f y-1=0$ represent a pair of parallel lines, then
$\frac{f}{g}+\frac{g}{f}+\frac{13}{6}=0$
$f^2+g^2=f g$
$f^2+g^2=6 f g$
$\frac{f}{g}+\frac{g}{f}=\frac{13}{6}$











