Straight Lines and Pair of Straight Lines

563 Questions
2021 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2021 - 20th August Evening Shift

$C$ is the centroid of the triangle with vertices $(3,-1),(1,3)$ and $(2,4)$. Let $P$ be the point of intersection of the lines $x+3 y-1=0$ and $3 x-y+1=0$. Then a line which passes through both points $C$ and $P$ would also passes through the point .......

A.
$(-9,-7)$
B.
$(-9,-6)$
C.
$(7,6)$
D.
$(9,7)$
2021 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2021 - 20th August Evening Shift

The distance of the point $(1,2)$ from the line $x+y+5=0$ measured along the line parallel to $3 x-y=7$ is equal to

A.
$4 \sqrt{10}$
B.
40
C.
$\sqrt{40}$
D.
$2 \sqrt{20}$
2021 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2021 - 20th August Evening Shift

Find the equation of a line which passes through $\left(2 \cos ^3(\theta), 2 \sin ^3(\theta)\right)$ and is perpendicular to the line $x \cos (\theta)-y \sin (\theta)=2 \cos (2 \theta)$.

A.
$x \sec (\theta)+y \operatorname{cosec}(\theta)=2$
B.
$x \operatorname{cosec}(\theta)+y \sec (\theta)=2$
C.
$x \sin (\theta)+y \cos (\theta)=2$
D.
$x \cos (\theta)+y \sin (\theta)=2$
2021 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2021 - 20th August Evening Shift

The value of $p$ for which the equation $x^2+p x y+y^2-5 x-7 y+6=0$ represents a pair of straight lines is

A.
$\frac{5}{2}$
B.
5
C.
2
D.
2/5
2021 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2021 - 20th August Evening Shift

If one of the line represented by $-a x^2+2 h x y+b y^2=0$ passes through $(2,3)$ and the other passes through $(4,5)$, then $a+2 h+b$ equals

A.
0
B.
1
C.
2
D.
$-$1
2021 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2021 - 20th August Evening Shift

If the lines represented by the equation $2 x^2-p x y+2 y^2=0$ are real, then the value of $p$ lies in the interval

A.
$[-4,4]$
B.
$[-4,4)$
C.
$(-\infty,-4) \cup(4, \infty)$
D.
$(-4,4]$
2021 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2021 - 20th August Morning Shift

When the axes are rotated through an angle 45$^\circ$, the new coordinates of a point P are (1, $-$1). The coordinates of P in the original system are

A.
($\sqrt2$, $\sqrt2$)
B.
($\sqrt2$, 0)
C.
(0, $\sqrt2$)
D.
($-\sqrt2$, 0)
2021 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2021 - 20th August Morning Shift

Find the equation of a straight line passing through $(-5,6)$ and cutting off equal intercepts on the coordinate axes.

A.
$6 x-5 y=30$
B.
$x-y=-11$
C.
$x+y=11$
D.
$x+y=1$
2021 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2021 - 20th August Morning Shift

Line has slope $m$ and $y$-intercept 4 . The distance between the origin and the line is equal to

A.
$\frac{4}{\sqrt{1-m^2}}$
B.
$\frac{4}{\sqrt{m^2-1}}$
C.
$\frac{4}{\sqrt{m^2+1}}$
D.
$\frac{4 m}{\sqrt{m^2+1}}$
2021 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2021 - 20th August Morning Shift

The equation of the base of an equilateral triangle is $x+y=2$ and one vertex is $(2,-1)$, then the length of the side of the triangle is

A.
$\sqrt{3 / 2} / \sqrt{2 / 3}$
B.
$\sqrt{2}$
C.
$\sqrt{2 / 3}$
D.
$\sqrt{3 / 2}$
2021 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2021 - 20th August Morning Shift

The equation of a straight line which passes through the point $\left(a \cos ^3 \theta, a \sin ^3 \theta\right)$ and perpendicular to $(x \sec \theta+y \operatorname{cosec} \theta)=a$ is

A.
$\frac{x}{a}+\frac{y}{b}=a \cos \theta$
B.
$x \cos \theta-y \sin \theta=a \cos 2 \theta$
C.
$x \cos \theta+y \sin \theta=a \cos 2 \theta$
D.
$x \cos \theta+y \sin \theta-a \cos 2 \theta=1$
2021 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2021 - 20th August Morning Shift

The acute angle between lines $6 x^2+11 x y-10 y^2=0$ is

A.
$\tan ^{-1}\left(\frac{\sqrt{361}}{2}\right)$
B.
$\tan ^{-1}\left(\frac{\sqrt{361}}{4}\right)$
C.
$\tan ^{-1}\left(\frac{361}{2}\right)$
D.
$\tan ^{-1}\left(\frac{361}{4}\right)$
2021 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2021 - 20th August Morning Shift

If the lines, joining the origin to the points of intersection of the curve $2 x^2-2 x y+3 y^2+2 x-y-1=0$ and the line $x+2 y=k$, are at right angles, then $k^2$ equals

A.
4
B.
3
C.
2
D.
1
2021 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2021 - 20th August Morning Shift

The equation of bisector of the angle between the lines represented by $3 x^2-5 x y+4 y^2=0$ is

A.
$9 x^2+6 y^2-2 x=0$
B.
$5\left(x^2-y^2\right)=2 x y$
C.
$3 x^2+2 x y-y^2=0$
D.
$5 x^2+x y+4 y^2=0$
2021 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2021 - 20th August Morning Shift

If the bisectors of the pair of lines $x^2-2 m x y-y^2=0$ is represented by $x^2-2 n x y-y^2=0$, then

A.
$m n+1=0$
B.
$m n-1=0$
C.
$m+n=0$
D.
$m-n=0$
2021 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2021 - 19th August Evening Shift

If $A(4,7), B(-7,8)$ and $C(1,2)$ are the vertices of $\triangle A B C$, then the equation of perpendicular bisector of the side $A B$ is

A.
$x-11 y-24=0$
B.
$11 x+y+24=0$
C.
$11 x-y+24=0$
D.
$11 x+y-24=0$
2021 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2021 - 19th August Evening Shift

The ratio in which the straight line $3 x+4 y=6$ divides the join of the points $(2,-1)$ and $(1,1)$ is

A.
$1: 4$
B.
$8: 13$
C.
$4: 1$
D.
$-4: 1$
2021 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2021 - 19th August Evening Shift

Find the equation of a line passing through the point $(4,3)$, which cuts a triangle of minimum area from the first quadrant.

A.
$3 x+4 y=24$
B.
$2 x-y=5$
C.
$2 x+y=8$
D.
$x-2 y=5$
2021 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2021 - 19th August Evening Shift

If the orthocenter of the triangle formed by the lines $2 x+3 y-1=0, x+2 y+1=0$ and $a x+b y-1=0$ lies at origin, then $\frac{1}{a}+\frac{1}{b}$ is equal to

A.
0
B.
$\frac{1}{60}$
C.
$\frac{1}{8}$
D.
4
2021 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2021 - 19th August Evening Shift

The equation $8 x^2-24 x y+18 y^2-6 x+9 y-5=0$ represents a

A.
pair of perpendicular lines
B.
pair of parallel lines
C.
pair of coincident lines
D.
parabola
2021 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2021 - 19th August Evening Shift

Find the angle between the pair of lines represented by the equation $x^2+4 x y+y^2=0$.

A.
30$\Upsilon$
B.
45$\Upsilon$
C.
60$\Upsilon$
D.
90$\Upsilon$
2021 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2021 - 19th August Evening Shift

If the acute angle between lines $a x^2+2 h x y+b y^2=0$ is $\frac{\pi}{4}$, then $4 h^2$ is equal to

A.
$a^2+4 a b+b^2$
B.
$a^2+6 a b+b^2$
C.
$(a-2 b)(2 a+b)$
D.
$a^2-6 a b+b^2$
2021 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2021 - 19th August Evening Shift

The angle between the lines represented by $\cos \theta(\cos \theta+1) x^2-\left(2 \cos \theta+\sin ^2 \theta\right) x y+(1-\cos \theta) y^2=0$ is

A.
$\frac{\pi}{4}$
B.
$\frac{\pi}{6}$
C.
$\frac{\pi}{3}$
D.
$\frac{\pi}{12}$
2021 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2021 - 19th August Morning Shift

If the axes are rotated through an angle $45 \Upsilon$, the coordinates of the point $(2 \sqrt{2},-3 \sqrt{2})$ in the new system are

A.
$(3 \sqrt{3},-5)$
B.
$(-1,-5)$
C.
$(5 \sqrt{3},-7)$
D.
$(7,-\sqrt{3})$
2021 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2021 - 19th August Morning Shift

the sum of the squares of the intercepts made the line $5x-2y=10$ on the coordinate axes equals

A.
29
B.
25
C.
4
D.
100
2021 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2021 - 19th August Morning Shift

For three consecutive odd integers $a \cdot b$ and $c$, if the variable line $a x+b y+c=0$ always passes through the point $(\alpha, \beta)$, the value of $\alpha^2+\beta^2$ equals

A.
9
B.
4
C.
5
D.
3
2021 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2021 - 19th August Morning Shift

If $2x+3y+4=0$ is the perpendicular bisector of the line segment joining the points A(1, 2) and B($\alpha,\beta$), then the value of $13\alpha+13\beta$ equals

A.
$-81$
B.
$-99$
C.
99
D.
81
2021 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2021 - 19th August Morning Shift

The equation of the pair of straight lines perpendicular to the pair $2 x^2+3 x y+2 y^2+10 x+5 y=0$ and passing though the origin is

A.
$2 x^2+5 x y+2 y^2=0$
B.
$2 x^2-3 x y+2 y^2=0$
C.
$2 x^2+3 x y+y^2=0$
D.
$2 x^2-5 x y+2 y^2=0$
2021 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2021 - 19th August Morning Shift

If the centroid of the triangle formed by the lines $2 y^2+5 x y-3 x^2=0$ and $x+y=k$ is $\left(\frac{1}{18}, \frac{11}{18}\right)$, then the value of $k$ equals

A.
$-1$
B.
0
C.
1
D.
2
2021 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2021 - 19th August Morning Shift

If $m_1$ and $m_2,\left(m_1>m_2\right)$ are the slopes of the lines represented by $5 x^2-8 x y+3 y^2=0$, then $m_1: m_2$ equals

A.
5 : 1
B.
2 : 1
C.
5 : 3
D.
3 : 2
2021 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2021 - 19th August Morning Shift

If the slope of one of the lines represented by $a x^2+2 h x y+b y^2=0$ is the square of the other then, $\left|\frac{a+b}{h}+\frac{8 h^2}{a b}\right|$ is equal to

A.
3
B.
2
C.
6
D.
4
2020 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2020 (Online) 6th September Evening Slot
Let L denote the line in the xy-plane with x and y intercepts as 3 and 1 respectively. Then the image of the point (–1, –4) in this line is :
A.
$\left( {{{11} \over 5},{{28} \over 5}} \right)$
B.
$\left( {{{29} \over 5},{{11} \over 5}} \right)$
C.
$\left( {{{29} \over 5},{8 \over 5}} \right)$
D.
$\left( {{8 \over 5},{{29} \over 5}} \right)$
2020 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2020 (Online) 6th September Morning Slot
A ray of light coming from the point (2, $2\sqrt 3 $) is incident at an angle 30o on the line x = 1 at the point A. The ray gets reflected on the line x = 1 and meets x-axis at the point B. Then, the line AB passes through the point :
A.
(3, -$\sqrt 3 $)
B.
(4, -$\sqrt 3 $)
C.
$\left( {4, - {{\sqrt 3 } \over 2}} \right)$
D.
$\left( {3, - {1 \over {\sqrt 3 }}} \right)$
2020 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2020 (Online) 4th September Evening Slot
If the perpendicular bisector of the line segment joining the points P(1 ,4) and Q(k, 3) has y-intercept equal to –4, then a value of k is :
A.
$\sqrt {14} $
B.
-4
C.
–2
D.
$\sqrt {15} $
2020 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2020 (Online) 4th September Morning Slot
Two vertical poles AB = 15 m and CD = 10 m are standing apart on a horizontal ground with points A and C on the ground. If P is the point of intersection of BC and AD, then the height of P (in m) above the line AC is :
A.
10/3
B.
5
C.
20/3
D.
6
2020 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2020 (Online) 3rd September Evening Slot
If a $\Delta $ABC has vertices A(–1, 7), B(–7, 1) and C(5, –5), then its orthocentre has coordinates :
A.
(–3, 3)
B.
(3, –3)
C.
$\left( {{3 \over 5}, - {3 \over 5}} \right)$
D.
$\left( { - {3 \over 5},{3 \over 5}} \right)$
2020 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2020 (Online) 2nd September Evening Slot
The set of all possible values of $\theta $ in the interval
(0, $\pi $) for which the points (1, 2) and (sin $\theta $, cos $\theta $) lie
on the same side of the line x + y = 1 is :
A.
$\left( {0,{\pi \over 4}} \right)$
B.
$\left( {0,{{3\pi } \over 4}} \right)$
C.
$\left( {{\pi \over 4},{{3\pi } \over 4}} \right)$
D.
$\left( {0,{\pi \over 2}} \right)$
2020 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2020 (Online) 9th January Morning Slot
Let C be the centroid of the triangle with vertices (3, –1), (1, 3) and (2, 4). Let P be the point of intersection of the lines x + 3y – 1 = 0 and 3x – y + 1 = 0. Then the line passing through the points C and P also passes through the point :
A.
(–9, –7)
B.
(9, 7)
C.
(7, 6)
D.
(–9, –6)
2020 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2020 (Online) 8th January Morning Slot
Let two points be A(1, –1) and B(0, 2). If a point P(x', y') be such that the area of $\Delta $PAB = 5 sq. units and it lies on the line, 3x + y – 4$\lambda $ = 0, then a value of $\lambda $ is :
A.
4
B.
1
C.
-3
D.
3
2020 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2020 (Online) 7th January Evening Slot
The locus of the mid-points of the perpendiculars drawn from points on the line, x = 2y to the line x = y is :
A.
3x - 2y = 0
B.
7x - 5y = 0
C.
2x - 3y = 0
D.
5x - 7y = 0
2020 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2020 (Online) 5th September Morning Slot
If the line, 2x - y + 3 = 0 is at a distance
${1 \over {\sqrt 5 }}$ and ${2 \over {\sqrt 5 }}$ from the lines 4x - 2y + $\alpha $ = 0
and 6x - 3y + $\beta $ = 0, respectively, then the sum of all possible values of $\alpha $ and $\beta $ is :
2020 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2020 (Online) 7th January Morning Slot
Let A(1, 0), B(6, 2) and C $\left( {{3 \over 2},6} \right)$ be the vertices of a triangle ABC. If P is a Point inside the triangle ABC such that the triangles APC, APB and BPC have equal areas, then the length of the line segment PQ, where Q is the point $\left( { - {7 \over 6}, - {1 \over 3}} \right)$, is ________.
2020 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TS EAMCET 2020 (Online) 14th September Evening Shift

When the coordinate axes are rotated through an angle $\theta$ in anti clockwise direction, if the transformed equation of $x^2+y^2+2 x y+2 x+6 y+1=0$ is $(2+\sqrt{3}) X^2+2 X Y+(2-\sqrt{3}) Y^2+a X+b Y+2=0$, then $3 a-b=$

A.

10

B.

$2(1+2 \sqrt{3})$

C.

20

D.

$2(3+\sqrt{3})$

2020 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TS EAMCET 2020 (Online) 14th September Evening Shift

If the lines $3 x+y-4=0, x-a y-10=0, b x+2 y+9=0$ form three successive sides of a rectangle in that order and the fourth side passes through $(1,2)$, then the area of that rectangle (in sq. units) is

A.

8

B.

$\frac{15}{\sqrt{10}}$

C.

$\frac{51}{\sqrt{40}}$

D.

$\frac{51}{4}$

2020 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TS EAMCET 2020 (Online) 14th September Evening Shift

The points $A(2,1), B(3,-2)$ and $C(a, b)$ are vertices of the rectangle $A B C D$. If the point $P(3,4)$ lies on $C D$ produced, then $5 a+10 b=$

A.

41

B.

10

C.

45

D.

-15

2020 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TS EAMCET 2020 (Online) 14th September Evening Shift

If $\left|\begin{array}{lll}a_1 & b_1 & c_1 \\ a_2 & b_2 & c_2 \\ a_3 & b_3 & c_3\end{array}\right|=0$, then the lines $a_i x+b_i y+c_i=0$

( $i=1,2,3$ ) represent

A.

parallel lines if $\frac{a_i}{a_j} \neq \frac{b_i}{b_j} \neq \frac{c_i}{c_j}(i \neq j)$

B.

coincident lines if $\frac{a_i}{a_j}=\frac{b_i}{b_j}(i \neq j)$

C.

concurrent lines but not coincident if $\frac{a_i}{a_j}=\frac{b_i}{b_j}=\frac{c_i}{c_j}(i \neq j)$

D.

concurrent lines if $\frac{a_i}{a_j} \neq \frac{b_i}{b_j} \neq \frac{c_i}{c_j}(i \neq j)$

2020 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TS EAMCET 2020 (Online) 14th September Evening Shift

For integer $k$, if the area of the triangle formed by the pair of lines $S=3 x^2-2 k x y+y^2=0$ with the line $L=2 x-y-6=0$ is 36 sq. units, then for the angle $\theta$ between the lines $S=0, \sin \theta=$

A.

$\frac{1}{2}$

B.

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

C.

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

D.

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

2020 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TS EAMCET 2020 (Online) 14th September Evening Shift

If the sides of a triangle $A B C$ are $2 x^2-y^2=0$, $x+y-1=0$ and the sides of another triangle $P Q R$ are $2 x^2-5 x y+2 y^2=0,7 x-2 y-12=0$, then the distance between the centroid of $\triangle A B C$ and the orthocentre of $\triangle P Q R$ is

A.

$\frac{4}{3} \sqrt{261}$

B.

$\frac{1}{3} \sqrt{165}$

C.

$2 \sqrt{29}$

D.

$56 \sqrt{3}$

2020 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TS EAMCET 2020 (Online) 14th September Evening Shift

Let $A=(2,3), B=(3,-5)$ be two vertices of $\triangle A B C$ such that $C$ is a point on the line $L \equiv 3 x+4 y-5=0$. Then the locus of the centroid of $\triangle A B C$ is a line parallel to

A.

$L=0$

B.

$A B$

C.

AC

D.

$B C$

2020 TS-EAMCET MCQ
TS EAMCET 2020 (Online) 14th September Evening Shift

If the normal form of the equation of a straight line $4 x+3 y+2=0$ is $x \cos \alpha+y \sin \alpha=p$ and its intercept form is $\frac{x}{a}+\frac{y}{b}=1$, then $\frac{p \sec \alpha}{a b}=$

A.

$\frac{-1}{2}$

B.

$\frac{3}{2}$

C.

$\frac{-3}{2}$

D.

$\frac{1}{2}$