Straight Lines and Pair of Straight Lines

2025 Q101 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026

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 Q102 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026

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 Q103 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026

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 Q104 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026

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 Q105 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026

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 Q106 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026

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 Q107 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026

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.

$83 x-35 y+92=0$

2025 Q108 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026

$A$ line $L$ passes through the point $P(1,2)$ and makes an angle of $60^{\circ}$ with $O X$ in the positive direction. $A$ and $B$ are two points lying on $L$ at a distance of 4 units from $P$. If $O$ is the origin, then the area of $\triangle O A B$ is

A.

$4-2 \sqrt{3}$

B.

$8-4 \sqrt{3}$

C.

$4+2 \sqrt{3}$

D.

$8+4 \sqrt{3}$

2025 Q109 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026

The equation $(2 p-3) x^2+2 p x y-y^2=0$ represents a pair of distinct lines

A.

Only when $p=0$

B.

For all values of $p \in R-[-3,1]$

C.

For all values of $p \in(-3,1)$

D.

For all values of $p \in R$

2025 Q110 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026

If the distance of a variable point $P$ from a point $A(2,-2)$ is twice the distance of $P$ from $Y$-axis, then the equation of locus of $P$ is

A.

$3 x^2-y^2+4 x-4 y-8=0$

B.

$x^2-4 x+4 y+8=0$

C.

$3 x^2-y^2+4 x-4 y+8=0$

D.

$y^2-4 x+4 y+8=0$

2025 Q111 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026

If the transformed equation of the equation $2 x^2+3 x y-2 y^2-17 x+6 y+8=0$ after translating the coordinate axes to a new origin ( $\alpha, \beta$ ) is $a X^2+2 h X Y+b Y^2+c=0$, then $3 \alpha+c=$

A.

$h$

B.

$2 h$

C.

$2 \beta$

D.

$\beta$

2025 Q112 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026

$P(6,4)$ is a point on the line $x-y-2=0$. If $A(\alpha, \beta)$ and $B(\gamma, \delta)$ are two points on this line lying on either side of $P$ at a distance of 4 units from $P$, then $\alpha^2+\beta^2+\gamma^2+\delta^2=$

A.

136

B.

$\frac{85}{\sqrt{2}}$

C.

$23+\frac{5}{\sqrt{2}}$

D.

52

2025 Q113 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026

If the straight line $2 x+3 y+1=0$ bisects the angle between two other straight lines one of which is $3 x+2 y+4=0$, then the equation of the other straight line is

A.

$3 x+16 y-7=0$

B.

$9 x+46 y-28=0$

C.

$9 x-23 y-26=0$

D.

$18 x-23 y+15=0$

2025 Q114 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026

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 Q115 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026

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.

$a+2 h-b=0$

2025 Q116 BITSAT MCQ
11 Jun 2026
  1. If $p, q, r$ are in GP and the line $p x+q y+r=0$ forms a triangle with the coordinate axes, what is the area of the triangle if $p=2, q=4$ and $r=8$ ?

A.

2

B.

-4

C.

4

D.

-2

2025 Q117 BITSAT MCQ
11 Jun 2026

If four lines $a x \pm b y \pm c=0$ encloses a rhombus, then the area is

A.

$\frac{1}{a b c}$ sq. units

B.

$2 a b c$ sq. units

C.

$\frac{2 c^2}{a b}$ sq. units

D.

None of these

2025 Q118 BITSAT MCQ
11 Jun 2026

If the equation $2 h x y+2 g x+2 f y+c=0$ represents two straight lines, then the area of rectangle formed with the coordinates axes is

A.

$\frac{|f g|}{h^2}$

B.

$\frac{-f}{h}$

C.

$\frac{f g}{h}$

D.

$\frac{2 f g}{h}$

2024 Q119 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 Q120 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 Q121 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 Q122 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 Q123 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 Q124 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 Q125 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 Q126 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 Q127 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 Q128 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 Q129 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 Q130 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 Q131 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 Q132 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 Q133 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 Q134 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 Q135 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 Q136 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 Q137 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 _________.

2024 Q138 JEE Mains Numerical
14 Mar 2026

If the orthocentre of the triangle formed by the lines $2 x+3 y-1=0, x+2 y-1=0$ and $a x+b y-1=0$, is the centroid of another triangle, whose circumcentre and orthocentre respectively are $(3,4)$ and $(-6,-8)$, then the value of $|a-b|$ is _________.

2024 Q139 JEE Mains Numerical
14 Mar 2026
Let $A B C$ be an isosceles triangle in which $A$ is at $(-1,0), \angle A=\frac{2 \pi}{3}, A B=A C$ and $B$ is on the positve $x$-axis. If $\mathrm{BC}=4 \sqrt{3}$ and the line $\mathrm{BC}$ intersects the line $y=x+3$ at $(\alpha, \beta)$, then $\frac{\beta^4}{\alpha^2}$ is __________.
2024 Q140 JEE Mains Numerical
14 Mar 2026
The lines $\mathrm{L}_1, \mathrm{~L}_2, \ldots, \mathrm{L}_{20}$ are distinct. For $\mathrm{n}=1,2,3, \ldots, 10$ all the lines $\mathrm{L}_{2 \mathrm{n}-1}$ are parallel to each other and all the lines $L_{2 n}$ pass through a given point $P$. The maximum number of points of intersection of pairs of lines from the set $\left\{\mathrm{L}_1, \mathrm{~L}_2, \ldots, \mathrm{L}_{20}\right\}$ is equal to ___________.
2024 Q141 JEE Mains Numerical
14 Mar 2026

Let $A(-2,-1), B(1,0), C(\alpha, \beta)$ and $D(\gamma, \delta)$ be the vertices of a parallelogram $A B C D$. If the point $C$ lies on $2 x-y=5$ and the point $D$ lies on $3 x-2 y=6$, then the value of $|\alpha+\beta+\gamma+\delta|$ is equal to ___________.

2024 Q142 JEE Mains Numerical
14 Mar 2026

If the sum of squares of all real values of $\alpha$, for which the lines $2 x-y+3=0,6 x+3 y+1=0$ and $\alpha x+2 y-2=0$ do not form a triangle is $p$, then the greatest integer less than or equal to $p$ is _________.

2024 Q143 TS-EAMCET MCQ
20 May 2026
$(a, b)$ is the point to which the origin has to be shifted by translation of axes so as to remove the first-degree terms from the equation $2 x^{2}-3 x y+4 y^{2}+5 y-6=0$. If the angle by which the axes are to be rotated in positive direction about the origin to remove the $x y$-term from the equation $a x^{2}+23 a b x y+b y^{2}=0$ is $\theta$, then $\tan 2 \theta=$
A.
$\frac{\pi}{4}$
B.
60
C.
$\frac{\pi}{3}$
D.
15
2024 Q144 TS-EAMCET MCQ
20 May 2026
$A(1,-2), B(-2,3), C(-1,-3)$ are the vertices of a $\triangle A B C . L_{1}$ is the perpendicular drawn from $A$ to $B C$ and $L_{2}$ is the perpendicular bisector of $A B$. If $(l, m)$ is the point of intersection of $L_{1}$ and $L_{2}$, then $26 m-3=$
A.
261
B.
$89 /$
C.
$13 /$
D.
431
2024 Q145 TS-EAMCET MCQ
20 May 2026
The area of the parallelogram formed by the lines $L_{1} \equiv \lambda x+4 y+2=0, L_{2} \equiv 3 x+4 y-3=0$, $L_{3} \equiv 2 x+\mu y+6=0, L_{4} \equiv 2 x+y+3=0$, where $L_{1}$ is parallel to $L_{2}$ and $L_{3}$ is parallel to $L_{4}$ is
A.
9
B.
7
C.
5
D.
3
2024 Q146 TS-EAMCET MCQ
20 May 2026
If the angle between the pair of lines given by the equation $a x^{2}+4 x y+2 y^{2}=0$ is $45^{\circ}$, then the possible values of $a$
A.
are -3 or 21
B.
are $-6 \pm 4 \sqrt{3}$
C.
are $-6 \pm 24 \sqrt{2}$
D.
do not exist
2024 Q147 TS-EAMCET MCQ
20 May 2026
By shifting the origin to the point $(h, 5)$ by the translation of coordinate axes, if the equation $y=x^{3}-9 x^{2}+c x-d$ transforms to $Y=X^{3}$, then $\left(d-\frac{c}{h}\right)=$
A.
0
B.
13
C.
11
D.
25
2024 Q148 TS-EAMCET MCQ
20 May 2026
The equation of the straight line whose slope is $\frac{-2}{3}$ and which divides the line segment joining $(1,2),(-3,5)$ in the ratio $4: 3$ externally is
A.
$2 x+3 y-12=0$
B.
$3 x+2 y+27=0$
C.
$2 x+3 y-9=0$
D.
$2 x+3 y+12=0$
2024 Q149 TS-EAMCET MCQ
20 May 2026
$7 x+y-24=0$ and $x+7 y-24=0$ represent the equal sides of an isosceles triangle. If the third side passes through $(-1,1)$ then, a possible equation for the third side is
A.
$3 x-y=-4$
B.
$x+y=0$
C.
$x-2 y=-3$
D.
$3 x+y=-2$
2024 Q150 TS-EAMCET MCQ
20 May 2026
The combined equation of a possible pair of adjacent sides of a square with area 16 square units whose centre is the point of intresection of the lines $x+2 y-3=0$ and $2 x-y-1=0$ is
A.
$(2 x-y-1+4 \sqrt{5})(x+2 y-3+4 \sqrt{5})=0$
B.
$(2 x-y-1-4 \sqrt{5})(x+2 y-4 \sqrt{5})=0$
C.
$(2 x-y-2 \sqrt{5})(x+2 y+2 \sqrt{5})=0$
D.
$(2 x-y-1-2 \sqrt{5})(x+2 y-3+2 \sqrt{5})=0$