Straight Lines and Pair of Straight Lines

563 Questions
2025 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TG EAPCET 2025 (Online) 2nd May Morning Shift

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

A.

$9 x^2-30 x-3 y+20=0$

B.

$3 x^2-10 x-y+10=0$

C.

$9 y^2-30 y-3 x+20=0$

D.

$3 y^2-10 y-x+10=0$

2025 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TG EAPCET 2025 (Online) 2nd May Morning Shift

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 $\tan 2 \theta=$

A.

$h+k$

B.

$h-k$

C.

$h k$

D.

$-\frac{h}{3 k}$

2025 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TG EAPCET 2025 (Online) 2nd May Morning Shift

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 $\tan \theta+\cot \theta=$

A.

$\frac{25}{12}$

B.

$\frac{625}{168}$

C.

$\frac{169}{60}$

D.

$\frac{1681}{360}$

2025 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TG EAPCET 2025 (Online) 2nd May Morning Shift

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

A.

$\tan ^{-1}\left(-\frac{3}{4}\right)$

B.

$\tan ^{-1}\left(\frac{3}{4}\right)$

C.

$\frac{\pi}{4}$

D.

$-\frac{\pi}{4}$

2025 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TG EAPCET 2025 (Online) 2nd May Morning Shift

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

A.

25

B.

12

C.

13

D.

5

2025 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TG EAPCET 2025 (Online) 2nd May Morning Shift

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

A.

$\frac{f}{g}+\frac{g}{f}+\frac{13}{6}=0$

B.

$f^2+g^2=f g$

C.

$f^2+g^2=6 f g$

D.

$\frac{f}{g}+\frac{g}{f}=\frac{13}{6}$

2025 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2025 - 26th May Morning Shift

By shifting the origin to the point $(2,3)$ through translation of axes. If the equation or the curve $x^2+3 x y-2 y^2+4 x-y-20=0$ is transformed to the form $A x^2+B x y+C y^2+D x+E y+F=0$, then $D+E+F=$

A.

-1

B.

1

C.

-15

D.

15

2025 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2025 - 26th May Morning Shift

The points $(2,3)$ and $\left(-4,-\frac{4}{3}\right)$ lie on the opposite sides of the line $L \equiv 5 x-6 y+k=0$ and k is an integer. If the points $(1,2)$ and $(4,5)$ lie on the same side of the line $L=0$, then the perpendicular distance from origin to the line $L=0$ is

A.

$\frac{7}{\sqrt{61}}$

B.

$\frac{9}{\sqrt{61}}$

C.

$\frac{10}{\sqrt{61}}$

D.

$\frac{11}{\sqrt{61}}$

2025 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2025 - 26th May Morning Shift

If the incentre of the triangle formed by the lines $x-2=0, x+y-1=0, x-y+3=0$ is $(\alpha, \beta)$, then $\beta=$

A.

2

B.

$\sqrt{2}+1$

C.

$\frac{2 \sqrt{2}-1}{\sqrt{2}+1}$

D.

4

2025 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2025 - 26th May Morning Shift

If the equation of the pair of straight lines intersecting at ( $a, b$ ) and perpendicular to the pair of lines $3 x^2-4 x y+5 y^2=0$ is $l x^2+2 n x y+m y^2-32 x-26 y+c=0$, then $\frac{a+b+c}{l+h+m}=$

A.

$\frac{38}{5}$

B.

$\frac{17}{2}$

C.

$\frac{15}{6}$

D.

$\frac{49}{6}$

2025 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2025 - 26th May Morning Shift

$P Q R$ is a right-angled isosceles triangle with right angle at $P(2,1)$. If the equation of the line $Q R$ is $2 x+y=3$, then the equation representing the pair of lines $P Q$ and $P R$ is

A.

$3 x^2-3 y^2-8 x y-10 x-15 y-20=0$

B.

$3 x^2-3 y^2+8 x y+20 x+10 y+25=0$

C.

$3 x^2-3 y^2+8 x y-20 x-10 y+25=0$

D.

$3 x^2-3 y^2+8 x y+10 x+15 y+20=0$

2025 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2025 - 27th May Morning Shift

The coordinate axes are rotated about the origin in the counter clockwise direction through an angle $60^{\circ}$. If a and $b$ are the intercepts made on the new axes by a straight line whose equation referred to the original axes is $x+y=1$, then $\frac{1}{a^2}+\frac{1}{b^2}=$

A.

2

B.

3

C.

4

D.

6

2025 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2025 - 27th May Morning Shift

The image of a point $(2,-1)$ with respect to the line $x-y+1=0$ is

A.

$(2,-3)$

B.

$(-2,3)$

C.

$(0,1)$

D.

$(-1,0)$

2025 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2025 - 27th May Morning Shift

If a straight line is at a distance of 10 units from the origin and the perpendicular drawn from the origin to it makes an angle $\frac{\pi}{4}$ with the negative $X$-axis in the negative direction, then the equation of that line is

A.

$x+y+10 \sqrt{2}=0$

B.

$x-y-10 \sqrt{2}=0$

C.

$x+y-10 \sqrt{2}=0$

D.

$x-y+10 \sqrt{2}=0$

2025 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2025 - 27th May Morning Shift

If one of the lines given by the pair of lines $3 x^2-2 y^2+a x y=0$ is making an angle $60^{\circ}$ with $X$-axis, then $a=$

A.

$\sqrt{3}$

B.

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

C.

3

D.

$\frac{1}{3}$

2025 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2025 - 27th May Morning Shift

$A$ straight line passing through the origin $O$ meets the parallel lines $4 x+2 y=9$ and $2 x+y+6=0$ at the points $P$ and $Q$ respectively. Then, the point $O$ divides the line segment $P Q$ in the ratio

A.

$1: 2$

B.

$2: 1$

C.

$3: 4$

D.

$4: 3$

2025 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2025 - 26th May Evening Shift

If the axes are translated to the orthocentre of the triangle formed by the points $\mathrm{A}(7,5), \mathrm{B}(-5,-7)$ and $C(7,-7)$, then the coordinates of the incentre of the triangle in the new system are

A.

$(-6,6)$

B.

$\left(-\frac{5}{\sqrt{2}}, \frac{7}{\sqrt{2}}\right)$

C.

$\left(\frac{-12}{2+\sqrt{2}}, \frac{12}{2+\sqrt{2}}\right)$

D.

$(-5, \sqrt{2},-7 \sqrt{2})$

2025 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2025 - 26th May Evening Shift

The angle made by a line $L$ with positive $X$-axis measured in the positive direction is $\frac{\pi}{6}$ and the intercept made by $L$ on $Y$-axis is negative. IF $L$ is at a distance of 5 units from the origin, then the perpendicular distance from the point $(1,-\sqrt{3})$ to the line $L$ is

A.

2

B.

1

C.

4

D.

3

2025 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2025 - 26th May Evening Shift

$L_1$ and $L_2$ are two lines having slopes 2 and $-\frac{1}{2}$ respectively. If both $L_1$ and $L_2$ are concurrent with the lines $x-y+2=0$ and $2 x+y+3=0$, then sum of the absolute values of the intercepts made by the lines $L_1$ and $L_2$ on the coordinate axes is

A.

2

B.

7

C.

12

D.

9

2025 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2025 - 26th May Evening Shift

The lines $L_1: y-x=0$ and $L_2: 2 x+y=0$ intersect the line $L_3: y+2=0$ at $P$ and $Q$ respectively. The bisector of the angle between $L_1$ and $L_2$ divides the line segment $P Q$ internally at $R$.

Statement $I P R: R Q=2 \sqrt{2}: \sqrt{5}$

Statement II In any triangle, bisector of an angle divides that triangle into two similar triangles

A.

Statement I is true statement II is false

B.

Statement I is false. Statement II is true

C.

Statement I is true, statement II is true, statement II is a correct explanation for statement I

D.

Statement I is true, statement II is true, statement II is not a correct explanation for statement I

2025 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2025 - 26th May Evening Shift

If $2 x^2+3 x y-2 y^2-5 x+2 f y-3=0$ represents a pair of straight lines, then one of the possible values of $f$ is

A.

$-\frac{25}{2}$

B.

25

C.

-5

D.

$\frac{5}{2}$

2025 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2025 - 24th May Morning Shift

The point $P(4,1)$ undergoes the following transformations in succession :

(i) origin is shifted to the point $(1,6)$ by translation of axes.

(ii) translation through a distance of 2 units along the positive direction of $X$-axis.

(iii) rotation of axes through an angle of $90^{\circ}$ in the positive direction.

Then, the coordinates of the point $P$ in its final position are

A.

$(3,4)$

B.

$(4,3)$

C.

$(-5,-5)$

D.

$(1,0)$

2025 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2025 - 24th May Morning Shift

$L_1 \equiv a x-3 y+5=0$ and $L_2 \equiv 4 x-6 y+8=0$ are two parallel lines. If $p, q$ are the intercepts made by $L_1=0$ and $m, n$ are the intercepts made by $L_2=0$ on the $X$, $Y$-coordinate axes respectively, then the equation of the line passing through the points $(p, q)$ and $(m, n)$ is

A.

$3 x+3 y+2=0$

B.

$2 x+3 y=0$

C.

$6 x+6 y+5=0$

D.

$x+3 y=2$

2025 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2025 - 24th May Morning Shift

If $(h, k)$ is the image of the point $(2,-3)$ with respect to the line $5 x-3 y=2$, then $h+k=$

A.

-3

B.

$-\frac{3}{34}$

C.

$-\frac{1}{34}$

D.

5

2025 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2025 - 24th May Morning Shift

If the pair of lines $a x^2-7 x y-3 y^2=0$ and $2 x^2+x y-6 y^2=0$ have exactly one line in common and ' $a$ ' is an integer, then the equation of the pair of bisectors of the angles between the lines $a x^2-7 x y-3 y^2=0$ is

A.

$7 x^2+18 x y-7 y^2=0$

B.

$x^2-16 x y-y^2=0$

C.

$7 x^2-9 x y-7 y^2=0$

D.

$x^2-8 x y-y^2=0$

2025 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2025 - 24th May Morning Shift

If the angle between the pair of lines $2 x^2+2 h x y+2 y^2-x+y-1=0$ is $\tan ^{-1}\left(\frac{3}{4}\right)$ and $h$ is a positive rational number, then the point of intersection of these two lines is

A.

$(1,-1)$

B.

$\left(\frac{-1}{9}, \frac{1}{9}\right)$

C.

$(-1,1)$

D.

$(3,2)$

2025 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2025 - 23rd May Evening Shift
If the locus of a point which is equidistant from the coordinate axes forms a triangle with the line $y=3$, then the area of the triangle is
A.

18

B.

9

C.

6

D.

3

2025 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2025 - 23rd May Evening Shift
$A(-2,3)$ is a point on the line $4 x+3 y-1=0$. If the points on the line that are 10 units away from the point $A$ are ( $x_1, y_1$ ) and ( $x_2, y_2$ ), then $\left(x_1+y_1\right)^2+\left(x_2+y_2\right)^2=$
A.

10

B.

90

C.

180

D.

405

2025 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2025 - 23rd May Evening Shift

If $\alpha$ is the angle made by the perpendicular drawn from origin to the line $12 x-5 y+13=0$ with the positive $X$-axis in anti-clockwise direction, then $\alpha=$

A.

$\tan ^{-1} \frac{5}{12}$

B.

$2 \pi-\tan ^{-1} \frac{5}{12}$

C.

$\pi-\tan ^{-1} \frac{5}{12}$

D.

$\pi+\tan ^{-1} \frac{5}{12}$

2025 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2025 - 23rd May Evening Shift

If the equation of the pair of lines passing through $(1,1)$ and perpendicular to the pair of line $2 x^2+x y-y^2-x+2 y-1=0$ is $a x^2+2 h x y+b y^2+2 g x+3 y=0$, then $\frac{b}{a}=$

A.

$g / h$

B.

$2(g+h)$

C.

$2(g-h)$

D.

$g h$

2025 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2025 - 23rd May Evening Shift

If the combined equation of the lines joining the origin to the point of intersection of the curve $x^2+y^2-2 x-4 y+2=0$ and the line $x+y-2=0$ is $\left(l_1 x+m_1 y\right)\left(l_2 x+m_2 y\right)=0$, then $l_1+l_2+m_1+m_2=$

A.

16

B.

-6

C.

-2

D.

10

2025 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2025 - 23rd May Morning Shift

Let $A(5,4)$ and $B(5,-4)$ be two points.

If $P$ is a point in the coordinate plane such that $\sqrt{A P B}=\frac{\pi}{4}$, then the point $P$ lies on the curve

A.

$x^2+y^2+10 x-17=0$

B.

$x^2+y^2-2 x-31=0$

C.

$x^2+y^2-10 x+17=0$

D.

$x^2+y^2+2 x-31=0$

2025 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2025 - 23rd May Morning Shift

If the perpendicular distances from the points $(2,3)$, $(4, a)$ and $(\alpha, \beta)$ on to the line $3 x+4 y-3=0$ are equal and $4 \alpha-3 \beta+1=0$, then sum of all possible values of $a, \alpha$ and $\beta$ is

A.

$\frac{-79}{10}$

B.

$\frac{83}{15}$

C.

$\frac{-73}{5}$

D.

$\frac{28}{15}$

2025 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2025 - 23rd May Morning Shift

The equation of the base of an equilateral triangle is $x+y=2$ and its opposite vertex is $(2,1)$. If $m_1, m_2$ are the slopes of the other two sides and the length of its side is $a$, then $\left|m_1-m_2\right|+a \sqrt{2}=$

A.

$8 \sqrt{3}$

B.

$\frac{8}{\sqrt{3}}$

C.

$4 \sqrt{\frac{2}{3}}$

D.

$8 \sqrt{\frac{2}{3}}$

2025 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2025 - 23rd May Morning Shift

The triangle formed by the lines $2 x^2+x y-6 y^2=0$ and $x+y-1=0$ is

A.

equilateral

B.

right angled

C.

isosceles

D.

scalene

2025 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2025 - 23rd May Morning Shift
If $\left(\frac{2}{3}, 0\right)$ is the centroid of the triangle formed by the lines $4 x^2-y^2=0$ and $l x+m y+n=0$, then, $l+m+n=$
A.

1

B.

-1

C.

0

D.

2

2025 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2025 - 22nd May Evening Shift

If $A(1,0), B(0,-2)$ and $C(2,-1)$ are three fixed points, then the equation of the locus of a point $P$ such that area of $\triangle P A B$ is equal to area of $\triangle P A C$ is

A.

$x^2-2 x y-2 y^2+2 x-2 y+1=0$

B.

$x^2-2 x y+2 y^2-2 x+2 y+1=0$

C.

$x^2-2 x y-2 x+2 y+1=0$

D.

$x^2-2 x y+2 x-2 y+1=0$

2025 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2025 - 22nd May Evening Shift

The transformed equation of $3 x^2-4 x y=r^2$ when the coordinate axes are rotated about the origin through an angle of $\tan ^{-1}(2)$ in positive direction is

A.

$x^2-4 y^2=r^2$

B.

$2 x y+r^2=0$

C.

$4 y^2-x^2=r^2$

D.

$x y=r^2$

2025 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2025 - 22nd May Evening Shift

A line $L_1$ passing through the point of intersection of the lines $x-2 y+3=0$ and $2 x-y=0$ is parallel to the line $L_2$. If $L_2$ passes through origin and also through the point of intersection of the lines $3 x-y+2=0$ and $x-3 y-2=0$, then the distance between the lines $L_1$ and $L_2$ is

A.

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

B.

$\sqrt{2}$

C.

$\sqrt{5}$

D.

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

2025 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2025 - 22nd May Evening Shift

If the lines $x+y-2=0,3 x-4 y+1=0$ and $5 x+k y-7=0$ are concurrent at $(\alpha, \beta)$, then equation of the line concurrent with the given lines and perpendicular to $k x+y-k=0$ is

A.

$x-3 y=-2$

B.

$x+4 y=5$

C.

$x+6 y=7$

D.

$x-2 y=-1$

2025 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2025 - 22nd May Evening Shift

If two sides of a triangle are represented by $3 x^2-5 x y+2 y^2=0$ and its orthocentre is $(2,1)$, then the equation of the third side is

A.

$2 x+y-4=0$

B.

$6 x+3 y-13=0$

C.

$8 x+4 y-17=0$

D.

$10 x+5 y-21=0$

2025 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2025 - 22nd May Evening Shift

If $a x^2+2 h x y-2 a y^2+3 x+15 y-9=0$ represents a pair of lines intersecting at $(1,1)$, then $a h=$

A.

14

B.

-15

C.

-7

D.

9

2025 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2025 - 22nd May Morning Shift

A straight line passing through a fixed point $(2,3)$ intersects the coordinate axes at points $P$ and $Q$. If $O$ is the origin and $R$ is a variable point such that $O P R Q$ is a rectangle, then the locus of $R$ is

A.

$3 x+2 y=x y$

B.

$2 x+3 y=x y$

C.

$3 x+2 y=6$

D.

$3 x+2 y=6 x y$

2025 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2025 - 22nd May Morning Shift

If the lines $x+2 a y+a=0, x+3 b y+b=0$, $x+4 c y+c=0$ are concurrent, then $a, b, c$ are in

A.

Arithmetic Progression

B.

Geometric Progression

C.

Harmonic Progression

D.

Arithmetico-geometric Progression

2025 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2025 - 22nd May Morning Shift

If $M$ is the foot of the perpendicular drawn from the origin to the line $x-2 y+3=0$ which meets the $X$ and $Y$-axes at $A$ and $B$, respectively, then $A M=$

A.

$\frac{6 \sqrt{10}}{5}$

B.

$6 \sqrt{5}$

C.

$\frac{6 \sqrt{5}}{5}$

D.

$6 \sqrt{10}$

2025 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2025 - 22nd May Morning Shift

One line of the pair of lines $x^2+x y-2 y^2=0$ is perpendicular to one line of the pair of lines $3 y^2-5 x y-2 x^2=0$ If the combined equation of the two lines other than those two perpendicular lines is $a x^2+2 h x y+b y^2=0$, then $a+2 h+b=$

A.

-1

B.

1

C.

0

D.

-5

2025 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2025 - 22nd May Morning Shift

If the angle between the lines joining the origin to the points of intersection of $x+2 y+\lambda=0$ and $2 x^2-2 x y+3 y^2+2 x-y-1=0$ is $\frac{\pi}{2}$, then a value of $\lambda$. is

A.

1

B.

$\frac{1}{2}$

C.

2

D.

$\frac{3}{2}$

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

If $P$ is a variable point which is at a distance of 2 units. from the line $2 x-3 y+1=0$ and $\sqrt{13}$ units from the point $(5,6)$, then the equation of the locus of $P$ is

A.

$4 x^2+12 x y-5 y^2-44 x-42 y+245=0$

B.

$12 x y-5 y^2-44 x-42 y+243=0$

C.

$8 x^2+12 x y-5 y^2-44 x-42 y+243=0$

D.

$12 x y-13 y^2-44 x-42 y+245=0$

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

If the equation $3 x^2+4 y^2-x y+k=0$ is the transformed equation of $3 x^2+4 y^2-x y-5 x-7 y+2=0$ after shifting the origin to the point $(\alpha, \beta)$ by the translation of axes, then $\alpha+\beta-k=$

A.

-2

B.

6

C.

3

D.

-1

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

If the intercept of a straight line $L$ made between the straight lines $5 x-y-4=0$ and $3 x+4 y-4=0$ is bisected at the point $(1,5)$, then the equation of $L$ is

A.

$35 x-83 y+92=0$

B.

$83 x+35 y-72=0$

C.

$63 x-35 y+82=0$

D.

$83 x-35 y+92=0$