Straight Lines and Pair of Straight Lines

2022 Q301 TS-EAMCET MCQ
20 May 2026

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 $4\left(a-b\left(\frac{m}{n}\right)^2\right)=$

A.

-5

B.

14

C.

11

D.

10

2022 Q302 TS-EAMCET MCQ
20 May 2026

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

A.

4

B.

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

C.

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

D.

6

2022 Q303 TS-EAMCET MCQ
20 May 2026

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

A.

$9: 4$ internally

B.

$9: 4$ externally

C.

$4: 9$ internally

D.

$4: 9$ externally

2022 Q304 TS-EAMCET MCQ
20 May 2026

The orthocentre of the triangle formed by the points $(1,3),(-3,5)$ and $(5,-1)$ is

A.

$(-8,-10)$.

B.

$(-3,2)$

C.

$\left(-\frac{2}{3}, \frac{4}{3}\right)$

D.

$(19,27)$

2022 Q305 TS-EAMCET MCQ
20 May 2026

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 $\alpha \beta / \gamma^2=$

A.

$\frac{h^2}{a b}$

B.

$\frac{-2 h^2}{a b}$

C.

$\frac{-h^2}{a b}$

D.

$\frac{4 h^2}{a b}$

2022 Q306 TS-EAMCET MCQ
20 May 2026

$\frac{x^2}{a}+\frac{x y}{h}+\frac{y^2}{b}=0(a \neq 0, h \neq 0, b \neq 0)$ represents two coincident lines if

A.

$h^2=a b$

B.

$4 h^2=a b$

C.

$h^2=4 a b$

D.

$h^2=2 a b$

2022 Q307 TS-EAMCET MCQ
20 May 2026

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

A.

0

B.

1

C.

3

D.

5

2022 Q308 TS-EAMCET MCQ
20 May 2026

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, $f(1,1)=$

A.

0

B.

1

C.

-1

D.

-8

2022 Q309 TS-EAMCET MCQ
20 May 2026

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

A.

$(-17,18)$

B.

$\left(-\frac{59}{7}, \frac{66}{7}\right)$

C.

$(-5,6)$

D.

$\left(-\frac{5}{7}, \frac{12}{7}\right)$

2022 Q310 TS-EAMCET MCQ
20 May 2026

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

A.

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

B.

$\left(\frac{15}{2 \sqrt{29}}\right)$

C.

$\left(\frac{25}{29}\right)$

D.

$\left(\frac{20}{29}\right)$

2022 Q311 TS-EAMCET MCQ
20 May 2026

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

A.

$5 / 2$

B.

2

C.

1

D.

$1 / 2$

2022 Q312 TS-EAMCET MCQ
20 May 2026

The centroid of the triangle formed by the lines $x-3 y+3=0, x+3 y+3=0 x+y-1=0$ is

A.

$\left(0, \frac{-1}{3}\right)$

B.

$\left(\frac{2}{3},-1\right)$

C.

$\left(\frac{-1}{3}, 1\right)$

D.

$\left(1, \frac{-1}{3}\right)$

2022 Q313 TS-EAMCET MCQ
20 May 2026

If the slope of one of the lines represented by $5 x^2+\frac{40}{3} x y+k y^2=0$ is 3 , then the angle between the pair of lines is

A.

0

B.

$\frac{\pi}{4}$

C.

$\frac{\pi}{3}$

D.

$\frac{\pi}{2}$

2022 Q314 TS-EAMCET MCQ
20 May 2026

If a line $L$ is common to the pairs of lines $6 x^2-x y-12 y^2=0$ and $15 x^2+14 x y-8 y^2=0$ then the combined equation the other two lines is

A.

$10 x^2-19 x y+6 y^2=0$

B.

$5 x^2-4 x y+7 y^2=0$

C.

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

D.

$3 x^2+6 x y+11 y^2=0$

2022 Q315 TS-EAMCET MCQ
20 May 2026

If $L$ is a line passing through the point $(-1,1)$ and parallel to the common line of the pairs of lines $6 x^2-x y-12 y^2=0$ and $15 x^2+14 x y-8 y^2=0$, then the equation of pair of lines joining the origin to the points of intersection of the curve $2 x^2-x y-y^2+x-y=0$ and the line $L$ is

A.

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

B.

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

C.

$x^2-y^2=0$

D.

$2 x^2+3 x y-6 y^2=0$

2022 Q316 TS-EAMCET MCQ
20 May 2026

Let $A(5,-3), B(3,-2), C(-1,5)$ be three points. If $P$ is a point satisfying the condition $P A^2+2 P B^2=3 P C^2$, then a point that lies on the locus of $P$ is

A.

$\left(-\frac{1}{7}, \frac{1}{2}\right)$

B.

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

C.

$\left(-\frac{2}{21}, \frac{31}{66}\right)$

D.

$\left(2, \frac{37}{22}\right)$

2022 Q317 TS-EAMCET MCQ
20 May 2026

If $\theta$ is the acute angle between the lines $\frac{x}{a}+\frac{y}{b}=1, \frac{x}{b}+\frac{y}{a}=1$, then $\sin \theta=$

A.

$\left|\frac{2 a b}{a^2+b^2}\right|$

B.

$\left|\frac{a-b}{a+b}\right|$

C.

$\left|\frac{a^2-b^2}{2 a b}\right|$

D.

$\left|\frac{a^2-b^2}{a^2+b^2}\right|$

2022 Q318 TS-EAMCET MCQ
20 May 2026

If the line $x-y+1=0$ cuts the lines $2 x+2 y+3=0$ and $3 x+3 y+2=0$ at the points $A$ and $B$ respectively, then $A B=$

A.

$\frac{5}{6 \sqrt{2}}$

B.

$\frac{1}{6 \sqrt{2}}$

C.

$\frac{5}{\sqrt{3}}$

D.

$\frac{5}{6 \sqrt{3}}$

2022 Q319 TS-EAMCET MCQ
20 May 2026

If the incentre and the circumcentre of the triangle formed by the lines $x=2,4 x+3 y+7=0$ and $y=3$ are $I$ and $S$ respectively, then $I S=$

A.

5

B.

$\sqrt{5}$

C.

$4 \sqrt{2}$

D.

$2 \sqrt{5}$

2022 Q320 TS-EAMCET MCQ
20 May 2026

$a x^2-4 x y-2 y^2=0$ represents a pair of lines. If $\theta$ is the angle between these lines, $\cos \theta=\frac{1}{5}$ and the possible values of ' $a$ ' are $a_1$ and $a_2\left(a_1

A.

11

B.

10

C.

-5

D.

-6

2022 Q321 TS-EAMCET MCQ
20 May 2026

Let $L_1, L_2$ be the lines represented by the equation $4 x^2-5 x y+3 y^2=0$. Let $L_3, L_4$ be two lines passing through the point $(4,3)$ such that $L_3$ and $L_4$ are perpendicular to $L_1$ and $L_2$ respectively. If the combined equation of $L_3$ and $L_4$ is $a x^2+2 h x y+b y^2+2 g x+2 f y+c=0$, and $a f+b g+c h=$

A.

144

B.

66

C.

78

D.

216

2022 Q322 TS-EAMCET MCQ
20 May 2026

The equation $x^2-y^2+a x+b=0$ represents a pair of lines for the ordered pair $(a, b)=$

A.

$(2,6)$

B.

$(3,4)$

C.

$(4,8)$

D.

$(6,9)$

2022 Q323 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026

Suppose $P$ and $Q$ lie on $3 x+4 y-4=0$ and $5 x-y-4=0$ respectively. If the mid-point of $P Q$ is $(1,5)$, then the slope of the line passing through $P$ and $Q$ is

A.
$\frac{83}{35}$
B.
$\frac{65}{35}$
C.
$\frac{-3}{4}$
D.
$\frac{3}{4}$
2022 Q324 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026

The length of intercept of $x+1=0$ between the lines $3 x+2 y=5$ and $3 x+2 y=3$ is

A.
2
B.
1
C.
3
D.
4
2022 Q325 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026

Suppose the slopes $m_1$ and $m_2$ of the lines represented by $a x^2+2 h x y+b y^2=0$ satisfy $3\left(m_1-m_2\right)-7=0$ and $m_1 m_2-2=0$. Then, which of the following is true?

A.
$\frac{a}{12}=\frac{b}{6}=\frac{h}{ \pm 11}$
B.
$\frac{a}{6}=\frac{b}{12}=\frac{h}{ \pm 11}$
C.
$a=b= \pm h$
D.
$\frac{a}{2}=b= \pm h$
2022 Q326 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026

Suppose that the sides passing through the vertex $(\alpha, \beta)$ of a triangle are bisected at right angles by the lines $y^2-8 x y-9 x^2=0$. Then, the centroid of the triangle is

A.
$\frac{1}{123}(\alpha, \beta)$
B.
$\frac{1}{123}(\alpha+32 \beta, 81 \beta+32 \alpha)$
C.
$\frac{1}{123}(\alpha-32 \beta, 81 \beta+32 \alpha)$
D.
$\frac{1}{123}(\alpha-32 \beta, 81 \beta-32 \alpha)$
2022 Q327 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026

Suppose $P$ and $Q$ are the mid-points of the sides $A B$ and $B C$ of a triangle where $A(1,3), B(3,7)$ and $C(7,15)$ are vertices. Then, the locus of $R$ satisfying $A C^2+Q R^2=P R^2$ is

A.
$6 x+12 y=297$
B.
$6 x+12 y+297=0$
C.
$12 x+6 y=297$
D.
$12 x+6 y+297=0$
2022 Q328 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026

If the points of intersection of the coordinate axes and $|x+y|=2$ form a rhombus, then its area is

A.
8
B.
16
C.
2
D.
4
2022 Q329 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026

Suppose, in $\triangle A B C, x-y+5=0, x+2 y=0$ are respectively the equations of the perpendicular bisectors of the sides $A B$ and $A C$. If $A$ is $(1,-2)$, the equation of the line joining $B$ and $C$ is

A.
$6 x+7 y=0$
B.
$14 x+23 y-40=0$
C.
$2 x-11 y=0$
D.
$2 x+y=0$
2022 Q330 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026

If the pair of straight lines $9 x^2+a x y+4 y^2+6 x+b y-3=0$ represents two parallel lines, then

A.
$a=6, b=2$
B.
$a=12, b=4$
C.
$a=3, b=1$
D.
$a=-12, b=4$
2022 Q331 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026

A line passing through $P(2,3)$ and making an angle of $30^{\circ}$ with the positive direction of $X$-axis meets $x^2-2 x y-y^2=0$ at $A$ and $B$. Then the value of $P A: P B$ is

A.
$17 \sqrt{3}+1$
B.
$17(\sqrt{3}+1)$
C.
$17(\sqrt{3}-1)$
D.
$17 \sqrt{3}-1$
2022 Q332 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026

The least distance from origin to a point on the line $y=x+3$ which lies at a distance of 2 units from $(0,3)$ is

A.
$13+6 \sqrt{2}$
B.
$10+6 \sqrt{2}$
C.
$10-6 \sqrt{2}$
D.
$13-6 \sqrt{2}$
2022 Q333 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026

Starting from the point $A(-3,4)$, a moving object touches $2 x+y-7=0$ at $B$ and reaches the point $C(0,1)$. If the object travels along the shortest path, the distance between $A$ and $B$ is

A.
$\frac{68}{\sqrt{170}}$
B.
$\frac{9}{\sqrt{5}}$
C.
$3 \sqrt{2}$
D.
$\frac{6}{\sqrt{5}}$
2022 Q334 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026

Suppose a triangle is formed by $x+y=10$ and the coordinate axes. Then, the number of points $(x, y)$ where $x$ and $y$ are natural numbers, lying inside the triangle is

A.
36
B.
55
C.
45
D.
30
2022 Q335 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026

If the lines represented by $a x^2+2 h x y+b y^2+2 g x+2 f y+c=0$ intersect on the $X$-axis, which of the following is in general incorrect?

A.
$a b c=2 f g h$
B.
$g^2=a c$
C.
$a f^2=c h^2$
D.
$a f^2+c h^2=2 f g h$
2022 Q336 AP-EAPCET MCQ
20 May 2026

For $\alpha \in\left[0, \frac{\pi}{2}\right]$, the angle between the lines represented by $[x \cos \theta-y] [(\cos \theta+\tan \alpha) x-(1-\cos \theta \tan \alpha) y]=0$ is

A.
$\alpha$
B.
$\theta$
C.
$\theta+\alpha$
D.
$\theta-\alpha$
2021 Q337 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026
Let A be the set of all points ($\alpha$, $\beta$) such that the area of triangle formed by the points (5, 6), (3, 2) and ($\alpha$, $\beta$) is 12 square units. Then the least possible length of a line segment joining the origin to a point in A, is :
A.
${4 \over {\sqrt 5 }}$
B.
${16 \over {\sqrt 5 }}$
C.
${8 \over {\sqrt 5 }}$
D.
${12 \over {\sqrt 5 }}$
2021 Q338 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026
If p and q are the lengths of the perpendiculars from the origin on the lines,

x cosec $\alpha$ $-$ y sec $\alpha$ = k cot 2$\alpha$ and

x sin$\alpha$ + y cos$\alpha$ = k sin2$\alpha$

respectively, then k2 is equal to :
A.
4p2 + q2
B.
2p2 + q2
C.
p2 + 2q2
D.
p2 + 4q2
2021 Q339 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026
Let A be a fixed point (0, 6) and B be a moving point (2t, 0). Let M be the mid-point of AB and the perpendicular bisector of AB meets the y-axis at C. The locus of the mid-point P of MC is :
A.
3x2 $-$ 2y $-$ 6 = 0
B.
3x2 + 2y $-$ 6 = 0
C.
2x2 + 3y $-$ 9 = 0
D.
2x2 $-$ 3y + 9 = 0
2021 Q340 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026
Let ABC be a triangle with A($-$3, 1) and $\angle$ACB = $\theta$, 0 < $\theta$ < ${\pi \over 2}$. If the equation of the median through B is 2x + y $-$ 3 = 0 and the equation of angle bisector of C is 7x $-$ 4y $-$ 1 = 0, then tan$\theta$ is equal to :
A.
${1 \over 2}$
B.
${3 \over 4}$
C.
${4 \over 3}$
D.
2
2021 Q341 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026
The point P (a, b) undergoes the following three transformations successively :

(a) reflection about the line y = x.

(b) translation through 2 units along the positive direction of x-axis.

(c) rotation through angle ${\pi \over 4}$ about the origin in the anti-clockwise direction.

If the co-ordinates of the final position of the point P are $\left( { - {1 \over {\sqrt 2 }},{7 \over {\sqrt 2 }}} \right)$, then the value of 2a + b is equal to :
A.
13
B.
9
C.
5
D.
7
2021 Q342 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026
Two sides of a parallelogram are along the lines 4x + 5y = 0 and 7x + 2y = 0. If the equation of one of the diagonals of the parallelogram is 11x + 7y = 9, then other diagonal passes through the point :
A.
(1, 2)
B.
(2, 2)
C.
(2, 1)
D.
(1, 3)
2021 Q343 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026
Let the equation of the pair of lines, y = px and y = qx, can be written as (y $-$ px) (y $-$ qx) = 0. Then the equation of the pair of the angle bisectors of the lines x2 $-$ 4xy $-$ 5y2 = 0 is :
A.
x2 $-$ 3xy + y2 = 0
B.
x2 + 4xy $-$ y2 = 0
C.
x2 + 3xy $-$ y2 = 0
D.
x2 $-$ 3xy $-$ y2 = 0
2021 Q344 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026
Let the centroid of an equilateral triangle ABC be at the origin. Let one of the sides of the equilateral triangle be along the straight line x + y = 3. If R and r be the radius of circumcircle and incircle respectively of $\Delta$ABC, then (R + r) is equal to :
A.
$7\sqrt 2 $
B.
${9 \over {\sqrt 2 }}$
C.
$2\sqrt 2 $
D.
$3\sqrt 2 $
2021 Q345 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026
The number of integral values of m so that the abscissa of point of intersection of lines 3x + 4y = 9 and y = mx + 1 is also an integer, is :
A.
1
B.
2
C.
3
D.
0
2021 Q346 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026
The equation of one of the straight lines which passes through the point (1, 3) and makes an angles ${\tan ^{ - 1}}\left( {\sqrt 2 } \right)$ with the straight line, y + 1 = 3${\sqrt 2 }$ x is :
A.
$4\sqrt 2 x + 5y - \left( {15 + 4\sqrt 2 } \right) = 0$
B.
$5\sqrt 2 x + 4y - \left( {15 + 4\sqrt 2 } \right) = 0$
C.
$4\sqrt 2 x + 5y - 4\sqrt 2 = 0$
D.
$4\sqrt 2 x - 5y - \left( {5 + 4\sqrt 2 } \right) = 0$
2021 Q347 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026
In a triangle PQR, the co-ordinates of the points P and Q are ($-$2, 4) and (4, $-$2) respectively. If the equation of the perpendicular bisector of PR is 2x $-$ y + 2 = 0, then the centre of the circumcircle of the $\Delta$PQR is :
A.
($-$1, 0)
B.
(1, 4)
C.
(0, 2)
D.
($-$2, $-$2)
2021 Q348 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026
Let A($-$1, 1), B(3, 4) and C(2, 0) be given three points.
A line y = mx, m > 0, intersects lines AC and BC at point P and Q respectively. Let A1 and A2 be the areas of $\Delta$ABC and $\Delta$PQC respectively, such that A1 = 3A2, then the value of m is equal to :
A.
1
B.
3
C.
2
D.
${4 \over {15}}$
2021 Q349 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026
The intersection of three lines x $-$ y = 0, x + 2y = 3 and 2x + y = 6 is a :
A.
Right angled triangle
B.
Equilateral triangle
C.
None of the above
D.
Isosceles triangle
2021 Q350 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026
The image of the point (3, 5) in the line x $-$ y + 1 = 0, lies on :
A.
(x $-$ 4)2 + (y $-$ 4)2 = 8
B.
(x $-$ 4)2 + (y $+$ 2)2 = 16
C.
(x $-$ 2)2 + (y $-$ 2)2 = 12
D.
(x $-$ 2)2 + (y $-$ 4)2 = 4