Straight Lines and Pair of Straight Lines
A point $P$ moves so that the sum of squares of its distances from the points $(1,2)$ and $(-2,1)$ is 14. Let $f(x, y)=0$ be the locus of $\mathrm{P}$, which intersects the $x$-axis at the points $\mathrm{A}$, $\mathrm{B}$ and the $y$-axis at the points C, D. Then the area of the quadrilateral ACBD is equal to :
Let the point $P(\alpha, \beta)$ be at a unit distance from each of the two lines $L_{1}: 3 x-4 y+12=0$, and $L_{2}: 8 x+6 y+11=0$. If $P$ lies below $L_{1}$ and above ${ }{L_{2}}$, then $100(\alpha+\beta)$ is equal to :
A line, with the slope greater than one, passes through the point $A(4,3)$ and intersects the line $x-y-2=0$ at the point B. If the length of the line segment $A B$ is $\frac{\sqrt{29}}{3}$, then $B$ also lies on the line :
Let $\alpha$1, $\alpha$2 ($\alpha$1 < $\alpha$2) be the values of $\alpha$ fo the points ($\alpha$, $-$3), (2, 0) and (1, $\alpha$) to be collinear. Then the equation of the line, passing through ($\alpha$1, $\alpha$2) and making an angle of ${\pi \over 3}$ with the positive direction of the x-axis, is :
The distance of the origin from the centroid of the triangle whose two sides have the equations $x - 2y + 1 = 0$ and $2x - y - 1 = 0$ and whose orthocenter is $\left( {{7 \over 3},{7 \over 3}} \right)$ is :
The distance between the two points A and A' which lie on y = 2 such that both the line segments AB and A' B (where B is the point (2, 3)) subtend angle ${\pi \over 4}$ at the origin, is equal to :
Let a triangle be bounded by the lines L1 : 2x + 5y = 10; L2 : $-$4x + 3y = 12 and the line L3, which passes through the point P(2, 3), intersects L2 at A and L1 at B. If the point P divides the line-segment AB, internally in the ratio 1 : 3, then the area of the triangle is equal to :
In an isosceles triangle ABC, the vertex A is (6, 1) and the equation of the base BC is 2x + y = 4. Let the point B lie on the line x + 3y = 7. If ($\alpha$, $\beta$) is the centroid of $\Delta$ABC, then 15($\alpha$ + $\beta$) is equal to :
Let R be the point (3, 7) and let P and Q be two points on the line x + y = 5 such that PQR is an equilateral triangle. Then the area of $\Delta$PQR is :
Let the area of the triangle with vertices A(1, $\alpha$), B($\alpha$, 0) and C(0, $\alpha$) be 4 sq. units. If the points ($\alpha$, $-$$\alpha$), ($-$$\alpha$, $\alpha$) and ($\alpha$2, $\beta$) are collinear, then $\beta$ is equal to :
The equations of the sides $\mathrm{AB}, \mathrm{BC}$ and $\mathrm{CA}$ of a triangle $\mathrm{ABC}$ are $2 x+y=0, x+\mathrm{p} y=15 \mathrm{a}$ and $x-y=3$ respectively. If its orthocentre is $(2, a),-\frac{1}{2}<\mathrm{a}<2$, then $\mathrm{p}$ is equal to ______________.
Explanation:
Slope of $AH = {{a + 2} \over 1}$
Slope of $BC = - {1 \over p}$
$\therefore$ $p = a + 2$ ...... (i)
Coordinate of $C = \left( {{{18p - 30} \over {p + 1}},\,{{15p - 33} \over {p + 1}}} \right)$
Slope of $HC = {{{{15P - 33} \over {p + 1}} - a} \over {{{18p - 30} \over {p + 1}} - 2}} = {{15p - 33 - (p - 2)(p + 1)} \over {18p - 30 - 2p - 2}}$
$ = {{16p - {p^2} - 31} \over {16p - 32}}$
$\because$ ${{16p - {p^2} - 31} \over {16p - 32}} \times - 2 = - 1$
$\therefore$ ${p^2} - 8p + 15 = 0$
$\therefore$ $p = 3$ or $5$
But if $p = 5$ then $a = 3$ not acceptable
$\therefore$ $p = 3$
A ray of light passing through the point P(2, 3) reflects on the x-axis at point A and the reflected ray passes through the point Q(5, 4). Let R be the point that divides the line segment AQ internally into the ratio 2 : 1. Let the co-ordinates of the foot of the perpendicular M from R on the bisector of the angle PAQ be ($\alpha$, $\beta$). Then, the value of 7$\alpha$ + 3$\beta$ is equal to ____________.
Explanation:
${4 \over {5 - \alpha }} = {3 \over {\alpha - 2}} \Rightarrow 4\alpha - 8 = 15 - 3\alpha $
$\alpha = {{23} \over 7}$
$A = \left( {{{23} \over 7},0} \right)\,Q = (5,4)$
$R = \left( {{{10 + {{23} \over 7}} \over 3},{8 \over 3}} \right)$
$ = \left( {{{31} \over 7},{8 \over 3}} \right)$
Bisector of angle PAQ is $X = {{23} \over 7}$
$ \Rightarrow M = \left( {{{23} \over 7},{8 \over 3}} \right)$
So, $7\alpha + 3\beta = 31$
Let $A\left( {{3 \over {\sqrt a }},\sqrt a } \right),\,a > 0$, be a fixed point in the xy-plane. The image of A in y-axis be B and the image of B in x-axis be C. If $D(3\cos \theta ,a\sin \theta )$ is a point in the fourth quadrant such that the maximum area of $\Delta$ACD is 12 square units, then a is equal to ____________.
Explanation:
$ \begin{aligned} &\text { Area of } \triangle A C D=\frac{1}{2}\left|\begin{array}{ccc} \frac{3}{\sqrt{a}} & \sqrt{a} & 1 \\\\ -\frac{3}{\sqrt{a}} & -\sqrt{a} & 1 \\\\ 3 \cos \theta & a \sin \theta & 1 \end{array}\right| \\\\ &\Rightarrow \quad \Delta=\left|\begin{array}{ccc} 0 & 0 & 1 \\\\ -\frac{3}{\sqrt{a}} & -\sqrt{a} & 1 \\\\ 3 \cos \theta & a \sin \theta & 1 \end{array}\right| \\\\ &\Rightarrow \quad \Delta=|3 \sqrt{a} \sin \theta+3 \sqrt{a} \cos \theta|=3 \sqrt{a}|\sin \theta+\cos \theta| \\\\ &\Rightarrow \quad \Delta_{\max }=3 \sqrt{a} \cdot \sqrt{2}=12 \Rightarrow a=(2 \sqrt{2})^{2}=8 \end{aligned} $
$A(-4,0)$ and $B(4,0)$ are two fixed points. $C$ and $D$ are two points on $Y$ - axis such that $C D=4$ and $C$ is a point below $D$. Then, the locus of the point of intersection of the lines $A C$ and $B D$ is
$x^2-y^2-x y=0$
$x^2+2 x y-16=0$
$(x+y)^2-16=0$
$2 x y=16+y^2+x^2$
By rotating the axes through an angle of $30^{\circ}$ in the anti-clockwise direction about the origin, the equation $4 x^2+12 x y+9 y^2+6 x+9 y+2=0$ becomes $a x^2+2 h x y+b y^2+2 g x+2 f y+c=0$ becomes, then
$a=21-6 \sqrt{3}$
$g / f=\frac{3+2 \sqrt{3}}{3 \sqrt{3}-2}$
$b=31+6 \sqrt{3}$
$c=6$
In an isosceles triangle the ends of its base are $(2 a, 0),(0, a)$ and one of its two other sides is a horizontal line other than $X$-axis. If the third vertex is $\left(x_1, y_1\right)$, then $x_1+y_1=$
$\frac{9 a}{2}$
$3 a$
$\frac{9 a}{4}$
$5 a$
If the lines $L_1 \equiv x-2 y+3=0, L_2 \equiv 2 x+y+1=0$ and $L_3 \equiv 3 x+y+c=0$ are concurrent and $\theta$ is the acute angle between the lines $L_1=0$ and $L_3=0$, then $\tan \theta=$
$c+2$
$c-5$
$c+5$
$\mathrm{c}-2$
If the lengths of the perpendiculars drawn from a point $(a, b)$ to the lines $2 x+3 y+4=0$ and $3 x-2 y+4=0$ are same, then the point $(a, b)$ lies on the line
$x-5 y+8=0$ or $5 x+y=0$
$x+5 y+8=0$ or $5 x-y+8=0$
$x-5 y=0$ or $5 x+y+8=0$
$x+5 y=0$ or $5 x-y+8=0$
If $3 x+6 y+2=0, x+y+1=0,2 x-y+3=0$ are three given lines, then the point $\left(\frac{-4}{3}, \frac{1}{3}\right)$ is
the orthocentre of the triangle formed by the lines
the point of concurrence of the lines
the circumcentre of the triangle formed by the lines
the incentre of the triangle formed by the lines
If $\theta$ is the acute angle between the pair of lines $12 x^2+2 h x y+7 y^2=0$ and $\tan \theta=\frac{8}{19}$, then $h=$
$\pm 6$
$\pm 7$
$\pm 8$
$\pm 10$
The number of real values of $\alpha$ for which the pair of lines represented by $\left(\alpha^2+12|\alpha|\right) x^2+6 x y+(18-21|\alpha|) y^2=0$ are at right angles to each other, is
0
1
2
4
The line $x+2 y-c=0$ meets the curve $x^2+y^2-3 x-6 y+3=0$ at two points $P$ and $Q$ and $\angle P O Q=\frac{\pi}{2}$, where $O$ is the origin. Then, $2 c^2-15 c=$
15
-15
2
-2
Let $A B C$ be a triangle. Let a point $P$ divide $A B$ in the ratio $1: 2$ internally and a point $Q$ divide $B C$ in the ratio $1: 2$ internally. Let $D$ be the point of intersection of $A Q$ and $C P$. If the area of the $\triangle A B C$ is $k$ square units, then the area of the $\triangle B C D$ in (sq. units) is
$\frac{4 k}{7}$
$\frac{2 k}{7}$
$\frac{7 k}{2}$
$\frac{7 k}{4}$
$B(2,3), C(5,-2), D(1,-1)$ are three points. If $A$ is a variable point such that the area of the quadrilateral $A B C D$ is 10 sq. units, then the locus of $A$ is
$(x-4 y+42)(x-4 y+2)=0$
$(x-4 y-42)(x-4 y-2)=0$
$(4 x-y+42)(4 x-y+2)=0$
$(4 x-y-42)(4 x-y-2)=0$
A line makes intercepts 5 and 7 on the coordinate axes. The axes are rotated through an angle $\theta$ in the positive direction about the origin so that the line makes equal intercepts on the new axes, then $|\tan \theta|=$
6
$\frac{1}{6}$
$\frac{12}{35}$
$\frac{35}{12}$
$L \equiv 7 x-y+8=0$ is one of the diagonals of a square for which $(-4,5)$ and $(3,4)$ are two vertices. Then, the coordinates of the two vertices lying on the diagonal $L=0$ are
$(0,8),(-1,1)$
$(-1,1),(0,8)$
$(-2,-6),(1,15)$
$(1,3),(-2,6)$
The locus of the image of a variable point $(\alpha, 2 \alpha-1)$ with respect to the line $3 x-2 y+4=0$, is
$22(13 x+36)=19(13 y-11)$
$30(13 x+36)=19(13 y+37)$
$22(13 x+36)=7(13 y+11)$
$22(13 x-36)=30(13 y-11)$
Let $M$ be the foot of the perpendicular drawn from the point $(5,-7)$ to the line $3 x-5 y+1=0$. Then, the perpendicular distance from $M$ to the line $2 x+5 y-3=0$ is
$\frac{1}{2 \sqrt{29}}$
$\frac{9}{2 \sqrt{29}}$
$\frac{13}{2 \sqrt{29}}$
$\frac{3}{2 \sqrt{29}}$
If $P$ is a point equidistant from all the vertices $A(-1,3), B(3,5), C(5,7)$ of a $\triangle A B C$, then $P A=$
11
$\sqrt{140}$
13
$\sqrt{130}$
4 different pairs of lines are given in List I and the cosine of the angle between every pair of lines is given in List II. Match the following :
| List-I | List-II |
| (A) |
(I) |
| (B) |
(II) |
| (C) |
(III) |
| (D) |
(IV) |
| (V) |
| A | B | C | D |
|---|---|---|---|
| III | I | V | II |
| A | B | C | D |
|---|---|---|---|
| III | I | IV | V |
| A | B | C | D |
|---|---|---|---|
| III | I | V | IV |
| A | B | C | D |
|---|---|---|---|
| III | V | II | IV |
If $a x^2+6 x y-2 y^2=0$ represents a pair of perpendicular lines and $9 x^2+2 h x y+4 y^2=0(h>0)$ represents a pair of coincident lines, then $h=$
$3 a$
$2 a$
$a$
$4 a$
The line $x+2 y=k$ meets the curve $2 x^2-2 x y+3 y^2+2 x-y-1=0$ at two points $A$ and $B$. Let $O$ be the origin. If the line segments $O A$ and $O B$ are perpendicular to each other, then $k=$
$\pm 1$
$\pm 2$
$\pm 3$
4
If a straight line $L$ passing through the point $(5,-3)$ is inclined at an angle of $60^{\circ}$ to the line $\sqrt{3} x+y-9=0$ and $L$ intersects $X$-axis, then the equation of $L$ is
$x-\sqrt{3} y-3-5 \sqrt{3}=0$
$\sqrt{3} x-y-3-5 \sqrt{3}=0$
$\sqrt{3} x-y+3+5 \sqrt{3}=0$
$x-\sqrt{3} y+3+5 \sqrt{3}=0$
Let $\alpha, \beta$ and $\gamma$ be three non-zero real constants and $a, b$ and $c$ be three arbitrary real numbers which satisfy $\alpha a+\beta b+\gamma c=0$. Then, the point of concurrence of the family of lines $a x+b y+c=0$ is
$\left(\frac{\alpha}{\beta}, \frac{\beta}{\gamma}\right)$
$\left(\frac{\gamma}{\alpha}, \frac{\beta}{\alpha}\right)$
$\left(\frac{\alpha}{\gamma}, \frac{\gamma}{\beta}\right)$
$\left(\frac{\alpha}{\gamma}, \frac{\beta}{\gamma}\right)$
If the algebraic sum of the perpendicular distances from the points $(2,0),(0,2)$ and $(1,1)$ to a variable line is zero, then the variable line always passes through a fixed point. The coordinates of that point are
$(0,0)$
$(2,0)$
$(0,2)$
$(1,1)$
For $a, b, c \in R$, if $6 a^2-3 b^2-c^2+7 a b-a c+4 b c=0$ and $|a|+|b| \neq 0$, then all the lines given by $a x+b y+c=0$ are
concurrent at $(3,1)$ or $(1,3)$
parallel to each other $\forall a, b, c \in R$
concurrent at $(-2,-3)$ or $(3,-1)$
concurrent at $(2,3)$ or $(-3,1)$
If $\theta$ is the acute angle between the pair of lines $H \equiv a x^2-x y+b y^2=0, \tan \theta=5$ and $(1,-1)$ is a point on $H=0$, then $a^2+a b+b^2=$
5
14
7
13
The equation of the pair of straight lines passing through the point $(2,3)$ and perpendicular to the pair of lines $3 x^2-4 x y+5 y^2=0$ is $a x^2+2 h x y+b y^2+2 g x+2 f y+c=0$, then $a+b+c+f+g+h=$
0
52
25
-54
If $f(x, y)=0$ is the combined equation of the lines joining the origin to the points where the line $4 x-6 y-2=0$ meets the curve $3 x^2-4 x y+5 y^2-2 x+y-6=0$, then $\frac{f(1,-1)}{f(-1,-1)}=$
153
-153
1
-1
If the line $2 x-y-4=0$ divides the line segment joining the points $(2,-1)$ and $(1,-4)$ at the point $(a, b)$ in the ratio $m: n$, then $4\left(a-b\left(\frac{m}{n}\right)^2\right)=$
-5
14
11
10
The distance between the points of concurrency of the two families of straight lines given by $x+(5 \lambda+1) y+1-3 \lambda=0$ and $(5 \mu+2) x-3 y+3+6 \mu=0$ is
4
$\frac{2 \sqrt{2}}{5}$
$\frac{\sqrt{2}}{5}$
6
Let the line $L$ drawn perpendicular to the lines $2 x-3 y+4=0$ and $6 x-9 y+7=0$ meet them at $A$ and $B$, respectively. If $P(\mathrm{l}, \mathrm{l})$ is a point on $L$, then the ratio in which $P$ divides $A B$ is
$9: 4$ internally
$9: 4$ externally
$4: 9$ internally
$4: 9$ externally
The orthocentre of the triangle formed by the points $(1,3),(-3,5)$ and $(5,-1)$ is
$(-8,-10)$.
$(-3,2)$
$\left(-\frac{2}{3}, \frac{4}{3}\right)$
$(19,27)$
If $\alpha x^2+2 \gamma x y+\beta y^2=0$ is the equation of pair of lines passing through the origin and perpendicular to the pair of lines $b h x^2+a b x y+a h y^2=0(a \neq 0, b \neq 0)$, then $\alpha \beta / \gamma^2=$
$\frac{h^2}{a b}$
$\frac{-2 h^2}{a b}$
$\frac{-h^2}{a b}$
$\frac{4 h^2}{a b}$
$\frac{x^2}{a}+\frac{x y}{h}+\frac{y^2}{b}=0(a \neq 0, h \neq 0, b \neq 0)$ represents two coincident lines if
$h^2=a b$
$4 h^2=a b$
$h^2=4 a b$
$h^2=2 a b$
If the lines joining the origin to the points of intersection of the line $x+y=k$ and the curve $x^2+y^2-2 x-4 y+2=0$ are at right angles, then the sum of all the possible values of $k$ is
0
1
3
5
The transformed equation of $3 X^2+4 X Y+Y^2-8 X-4 Y-4=0$ is $f(X, Y)=a X^2+2 h X Y+b Y^2+c=0$ when the origin is shifted to a new point by the translation of axes. Then, $f(1,1)=$
0
1
-1
-8
If the line $2 x-3 y+4=0$ divides the line segment joining the points $A(-2,3)$ and $B(3,-2)$ in the ratio $m: n$, then the point which divides $A B$ in the ratio $-4 m: 3 n$ is
$(-17,18)$
$\left(-\frac{59}{7}, \frac{66}{7}\right)$
$(-5,6)$
$\left(-\frac{5}{7}, \frac{12}{7}\right)$
If the lines $L_1 \equiv 2 x+y+3=0, L_2 \equiv k x+2 y-3=0$ and $L_3 \equiv 3 x-2 y+1=0$ are concurrent then the cosine of the acute angle between the lines $L_2=0$ and $2 x-5 y+7=0$ is
$\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}$
$\left(\frac{15}{2 \sqrt{29}}\right)$
$\left(\frac{25}{29}\right)$
$\left(\frac{20}{29}\right)$
If $Q$ is the image of the point $P(1,1)$ with respect to the straight line $x+y+1=0$, then the length of the perpendicular drawn from $Q$ to the line $3 x-4 y+3=0$ is
$5 / 2$
2
1
$1 / 2$


















