ASSIGNMENT

Straight Line BY MUKESH SINGH

1. Slope of a line which cuts intercepts of equal lengths on (c) x  5 y  5 (d) x  5 y  5 2
the axes is [MP PET 1986]
11. The equation of the line whose slope is 3 and which cuts
(a) – 1 (b) 0
off an intercept 3 from the positive x – axis is
(c) 2 (d) 3 (a) y  3 x  9 (b) y  3 x  3
2. If the coordinates of the points A and B be (3, 3) and (7, (c) y  3x  9 (d) None of these
6), then the length of the portion of the line AB
intercepted between the axes is 12. If the coordinates of the points A, B, C, D, be (a, b),
5 10 (a, b ), (a, b) and (a,  b ) respectively, then the
(a) (b) equation of the line bisecting the line segments AB and
4 4
CD is
13
(c) (d) None of these (a) 2ay  2bx  ab  ab  (b)
3
 
2ay  2b x  ab  a b 
3. If the line 2 x  3 y  5 and y  mx  c be parallel, then
(c) 2ay  2b x  ab  ab  (d) None of these
(a) m = 2/3, c = 5
(b) m = – 2/3, c = 5 13. The equation of the straight line passing through the point
(c) m = – 2/3, c = any real number (3, 2) and perpendicular to the line y = x is [MNR 1979]
(d) None of these (a) x  y  5 (b) x  y  5
4. The line (3 x  y  5)  (2 x  3y  4)  0 will be parallel (c) x  y  1 (d) x  y  1
to y-axis, if  = 14. If the coordinates of A and B be (1, 1) and (5, 7), then the
1 1 equation of the perpendicular bisector of the line segment AB
(a) (b) is
3 3
3 3 (a) 2 x  3 y  18 (b) 2 x  3 y  18  0
(c) (d)
2 2 (c) 2 x  3 y  1  0 (d) 3 x  2y  1  0
5. If the transversal y = mr x; r = 1, 2, 3 cut off equal 15. If the coordinates of the points A, B, C be (– 1, 5), (0, 0)
intercepts on the transversal x  y  1, then 1  m 1 , and (2, 2) respectively and D be the middle point of BC, then
the equation of the perpendicular drawn from B to the line
1  m 2 , 1  m 3 are in
AD is
(a) A. P. (b) G. P. (a) x  2y  0 (b) 2 x  y  0
(c) H. P. (d) None of these
6. The gradient of the line joining the points on the curve (c) x  2y  0 (d) 2 x  y  0
y x 2  2 x whose abscissa are 1 and 3, is 16. The equation of the line passing through the point (x , y )
[MP PET 1997] and perpendicular to the line y y  2a (x  x ) is
(a) 6 (b) 5
(a) xy   2ay  2ay   x y   0
(c) 4 (d) 3
7. The parallelism condition for two straight lines one of (b) xy   2ay  2ay   x y   0
which is specified by the equation ax  by  c  0 the (c) xy   2ay  2ay   x y   0
other being represented parametrically by x   t   ,
(d) xy   2ay  2ay   x y   0
y   t   is given by [AMU 2000]
17. If the middle points of the sides BC, CA and AB of the
(a)   b  0 ,     c  0 triangle ABC be (1, 3), (5, 7) and (– 5, 7), then the
(b) a  b  0 ,     0 equation of the side AB is
(c) a  b  0 (a) x  y  2  0 (b) x  y  12  0
(d) a  b  0 (c) x  y  12  0 (d) None of these
8. The equation of the straight line which passes through the 18. If the coordinates of the vertices of the triangle ABC be (– 1,
point (1, – 2) and cuts off equal intercepts from axes, is 6), (– 3, – 9), and (5, – 8) respectively, then the equation
[MNR 1978] of the median through C is
(a) x y 1 (b) x y 1 (a) 13 x  14 y  47  0 (b) 13 x  14 y  47  0
(c) x  y  1  0 x  y  2  0 (c) 13 x  14 y  47  0 (d) 13 x  14 y  47  0
9. The equations of the lines which cuts off an intercept – 1 19. The equation of the line perpendicular to the line
from y-axis are equally inclined to the axes are x y
  1 and passing through the point at which it cuts
(a) x  y  1  0, x  y  1  0 a b
(b) x  y  1  0, x  y  1  0 x–axis, is
[RPET 1996; Kerala (Engg.) 2002]
(c) x  y  1  0, x  y  1  0 x y a x y b
(a)   0 (b)  
(d) None of these a b b b a a
10. A line L is perpendicular to the line 5 x  y  1 and the x y x y a
area of the triangle formed by the line L and coordinate (c)  0 (d)  
b a b a b
axes is 5. The equation of the line L is [IIT 1980; RPET 1997]
20. The equation of the line passing through the point (1, 2)
(a) x  5y  5 (b) x  5 y  5 2 and perpendicular to the line x  y  1  0 is [MNR 1981]
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Straight Line BY MUKESH SINGH
(a) y  x 1  0 (b) y  x  1  0 (c) x  y  5  0 (d) x  y  5  0
(c) y x 20 (d) y  x  2  0 29. The equation of a line passing through the point of
intersection of the lines
21. A line passes through the point (3, 4) and cuts off
x  5 y  7  0, 3 x  2y  5  0, and perpendicular to
intercepts from the coordinates axes such that their sum is
14. The equation of the line is the line 7 x  2y  5  0, is given by
(a) 4 x  3 y  24 (b) 4 x  3 y  24 [RPET 1987; MP PET 1993; Pb. CET 2000]
(a) 2 x  7 y  20  0 (b) 2 x  7 y  20  0
(c) 3 x  4 y  24 (d) 3 x  4 y  24
(c) 2 x  7 y  20  0 (d) 2 x  7 y  20  0
22. The equation of the line bisecting the line segment
joining the points (a, b) and (a, b ) at right angle, is 30. A line passes through the point of intersection of
2 x  y  5 and x  3 y  8  0 and parallel to the line
(a) 2(a  a)x  2(b  b )y  a 2  b 2  a 2  b  2 3 x  4 y  7 is
(b) (a  a)x  (b  b )y  a 2  b 2  a 2  b  2 [RPET 1984; MP PET 1991]
(a) 3x  4y  3  0 (b) 3 x  4 y  0
(c) 2(a  a)x  2(b  b)y  a  b' a  b
2 2 2 2

(c) 4 x  3 y  3  0 (d) 4 x  3 y  3
(d) None of these
31. The equation of the line joining the origin to the point
23. The equations of the lines which pass through the origin
1
(– 4, 5), is [MP PET 1984]
and are inclined at an angle tan m to the line
(a) 5 x  4 y  0 (b) 3 x  4 y  2
y  mx  c, are
(c) 5 x  4 y  0 (d) 4 x  5 y  0
(a) x  0, 2mx  (m 2  1) y  0
32. The equation of the line which cuts off an intercept 3
(b) y  0, 2mx  (m 2  1) y  0 units on OX and an intercept – 2 unit on OY, is [MP PET 1984]
x y x y
(c) y  0, 2mx  (1  m 2 ) y  0 (a)  1 (b)  1
3 2 3 2
(d) None of these x y x y
(c)  1 (d)  1
24. A line meets x–axis and y-axis at the points A and B 2 3 2 3
respectively. If the middle point of AB be (x 1 , y1 ), then 33. The equation of a line through (3,  4 ) and perpendicular
the equation of the line is to the line 3 x  4 y  5 is [RPET 1981, 84, 86; MP PET
(a) y1 x  x 1 y  2 x 1 y1 (b) x 1 x  y1 y  2 x 1 y1 1984]
(c) y1 x  x 1 y  x 1 y1 (d) x 1 x  y1 y  x 1 y1 (a) 4 x  3 y  24 (b) y  4  (x  3)
4
25. The equation of the line parallel to the line 2 x  3 y  1 (c) 3 y  4 x  24 (d) y  4  (x  3)
3
and passing through the middle point of the line segment
joining the points (1, 3) and (1, – 7), is 34. Equation of the line passing through (1, 2) and parallel to
the line y  3 x  1 is [MP PET 1984]
(a) 2 x  3 y  8  0 (b) 2 x  3 y  8
(a) y  2  x  1 (b) y  2  3(x  1)
(c) 2 x  3y  4  0 (d) 2 x  3 y  4
(c) y  2  3(x  1) (d) y  2  x  1
26. The equation of the lines which passes through the point
35. Equation of the line passing through (–1,1) and
(3, – 2) and are inclined at 60 o to the line 3 x  y  1 perpendicular to the line 2 x  3 y  4  0, is [MP PET 1984]
[IIT 1974; MP PET 1996] (a) 2(y  1)  3(x  1) (b) 3(y  1)   2(x  1)
(a) y  2  0, 3x  y  2  3 3  0 (c) y  1  2(x  1) (d) 3(y  1)  x  1
(b) x  2  0, 3x  y  2  3 3  0 36. The equation of a line through the intersection of lines
x  0 and y  0 and through the point (2, 2), is
(c) 3x  y  2  3 3  0 [MP PET 1984]
(d) None of these (a) y  x 1 (b) y   x
27. The equations of the lines passing through the point (1, 0) (c) y  x (d) y   x  2
3 37. Equation of a line through the origin and perpendicular
and at a distance from the origin, are
2 to, the line joining (a, 0) and (– a, 0), is [MP PET 1984]
(a) y  0 (b) x  0
(a) 3 x  y  3  0, 3x  y  3  0
(c) x   a (d) y   a
(b) 3 x  y  3  0, 3x  y  3  0
38. For specifying a straight line how many geometrical
(c) x  3 y  3  0, x  3 y  3  0 parameters should be known [MP PET 1982]
(d) None of these (a) 1 (b) 2
28. The equation of a straight line passing through (3, 2) (c) 4 (d) 3
39. The points A (1, 3) and C (5, 1) are the opposite vertices
and cutting an intercept equal in magnitude but opposite of rectangle. The equation of line passing through other
in sign from the axes is given by [RPET 1984; MP two vertices and of gradient 2, is [
PET 1993]
(a) 2 x  y  8  0 (b) 2 x  y  4  0
(a) x y 5 0 (b) x y 5  0
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Straight Line BY MUKESH SINGH
(c) 2 x  y  4  0 (d) 2 x  y  7  0 (c) x 3 y 0 (d) 3 x y 0
40. The intercept cut off from y–axis is twice that from x–axis 50. Equation of a straight line on which length of
by the line and line is passes through (1, 2) then its perpendicular from the origin is four units and the line
equation is
[AMU 1972; RPET 1985] makes an angle of 120 o with the x–axis, is
(a) 2x  y  4 (b) 2 x  y  4  0 (a) x 3 y 8 0 (b) x 3 y 8
(c) 2 x  y  4 (d) 2 x  y  4  0 (c) x 3 y 8 (d) x  3 y  8  0
41. The equation of line, which bisect the line joining two
51. The straight line passes through the point of inter -section
points (2, – 19) and (6, 1) and perpendicular to the line
joining two points (– 1, 3) and (5, – 1), is of the straight lines x  2y  10  0 and 2 x  y  5  0,
[RPET 1987]
(a) 3 x  2y  30 (b) 2 x  y  3  0 is
[IIT 1983]
(c) 2 x  3 y  20 (d) None of these
(a) 5x  4y  0 (b) 5 x  4 y  0
42. The equation of line whose mid point is (x 1 , y1 ) in
(c) 4 x  5 y  0 (d) 4 x  5 y  0
between the axes, is [RPET 1988]
52. The equation to the straight line passing through the point
x y x y 1
(a)  2 (b)   (a cos 3  , a sin3  ) and perpendicular to the line
x 1 y1 x 1 y1 2
x sec   y cosec   a, is [AMU 1975]
x y
(c)  1 (d) None of these (a) x cos  y sin  a cos 2
x 1 y1
43. The equation of line passing through (c, d) and parallel to (b) x cos  y sin  a cos 2
ax  by  c  0, is [RPET 1987] (c) x sin  y cos   a cos 2
(a) a(x  c)  b (y  d )  0 (b) (d) None of these
a(x  c)  b(y  d)  0 53. Equation of the perpendicular bisector of the line segment
joining the points (7, 4) and (– 1, – 2), is [AMU 1979]
(c) a(x  c)  b(y  d )  0 (d) None of these (a) 4 x  3 y  15 (b) 3 x  4 y  15
44. The equation of line passing through point of intersection
(c) 4 x  3 y  15 (d) None of these
of lines 3 x  2y  1  0 and x  4 y  3  0 and the point
54. Equations of the two straight lines passing through the
( , 0), is [RPET 1987]
point (3, 2) and making an angle of 45 o with the line
(a) x y  (b)x  y   (y  1) x  2y  3, are [
(c) x  y   (1  y) (d)x  y   (1  y) (a) 3 x  y  7  0 and x  3 y  9  0
45. A line perpendicular to the line ax  by  c  0 and (b) 3 x  y  7  0 and x  3 y  9  0
passes through (a, b). The equation of the line is (c) x  3 y  7  0 and x  3 y  9  0
[RPET 1988; MP PET 1995] (d) None of these
(a) bx  ay  (a 2  b 2 )  0 (b) 55. Equations of lines which passes through the points of
bx  ay  (a  b )  0
2 2 intersection of the lines 4 x  3y  1  0 and
(c) bx  ay  0 (d) None of these 2 x  5 y  3  0 and are equally inclined to the axes are [AMU 1981]
46. The equation of line passing through the point of (a) yx 0 (b) y  1   1(x  1)
intersection of the lines 4 x  3 y  1  0 and (c) x  1   2(y  1) (d) None of these
5 x  2y  3  0 and parallel to the line 2y  3 x  2  0, 56. The equations of two lines through (0, a) which are at
is [RPET 1985, 86, 88]
distance ‘a’ from the point (2a, 2a) are
(a) x  3 y  1 (b) 3 x  2y  1
[Dhanbad Engg. 1972]
(c) 2 x  3 y  1 (d) 2 x  y  1 (a) y  a  0 and 4 x  3 y  3a  0
47. The equation of the line passing through (4, – 6) and
(b) y  a  0 and 3 x  4 y  3a  0
makes an angle 45 o with positive x–axis, is [RPET 1984]
(c) y  a  0 and 4 x  3 y  3a  0
(a) x  y  10  0 (b) x  2y  16  0
(d) None of these
(c) x  3 y  22  0 (d) None of these 57. A line is such that its segment between the straight lines
48. The equation of the line passes through (a, b) and parallel 5 x  y  4  0 and 3 x  4 y  4  0 is bisected at the
x y point (1, 5), then its equation is [Roorkee 1988]
to the line   1, is [RPET 1986, 95]
a b (a) 83 x  35 y  92  0 (b) 35 x  83y  92  0
x y x y (c) 35 x  35 y  92  0 (d) None of these
(a)  3 (b)  2
a b a b 58. Equation of the line which passes through the point
x y x y (4 , 3) and the portion of the line intercepted between
(c)  0 (d)  20
a b a b the axes is divided internally in the ratio 5 : 3 by this
49. Equation of the hour hand at 4 O’ clock is point, is
[AMU 1973; Dhanbad Engg. 1971]
(a) x 3 y 0 (b) 3 x y 0
(a) 9 x  20 y  96  0 (b) 20 x  9 y  96  0
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Straight Line BY MUKESH SINGH
(c) 9 x  20 y  96  0 (d) None of these 69. A straight line through P(1, 2) is such that its intercept
59. The equation of a straight line passing through the points between the axes is bisected at P. Its equation is
[EAMCET 1994]
(5,  6) and (3, 10), is [MNR 1974]
(a) x  2y  5 (b) x  y 1  0
(a) x  2y  4 (b) 2 x  y  4  0
(c) x y 3 0 (d) 2 x  y  4  0
(c) 2 x  y  4 (d) None of these
70. The equation of the straight line joining the point (a, b) to
60. The equations of the lines through the point of
x  y 1  0 x y
intersection of the lines and the point of intersection of the lines   1 and
a b
2 x  3 y  5  0 and whose distance from the point (3, 2)
x y
7   1 is
is , is [IIT 1963] b a
5
(a) 3 x  4 y  6  0 and 4 x  3 y  1  0 (a) a 2 y  b 2 x  ab (a  b) (b)

(b) 3 x  4 y  6  0 and 4 x  3 y  1  0 a y  b y  ab (a  b)
2 2

(c) 3 x  4 y  6  0 and 4 x  3 y  1  0 (c) a 2 y  b 2 x  ab (d)

(d) None of these a x  b y  ab (a  b)
2 2
61. The equation of the line which cuts off the intercepts
71. The equations of the lines through the origin making an
2a sec  and 2a cosec  on the axes is
angle of 60 o with the line x  y 3  3 3  0 are
(a) x sin  y cos  2a  0
(b) x cos  y sin  2a  0 (a) y  0, x  y 3  0 (b) x  0, x  y 3  0
(c) x sec   y cosec  2a  0 (c) x  0, x  y 3  0 (d) y  0, x  y 3  0
(d) x cosec  y sec   2a  0 72. The point P (a, b) lies on the straight line 3 x  2y  13
62. If the equation y  mx  c and x cos  y sin  p and the point Q (b, a) lies on the straight line
represents the same straight line, then 4 x  y  5, then the equation of line PQ is
(a) p  c 1m2 (b) c  p 1  m 2 (a) x y 5 (b) x  y  5

(c) cp  1  m 2 (d) p 2  c 2  m 2  1 (c) x y 5 (d) x y  5

63. The equation to the straight line passing through the point 73. The equation of the line passing through (1, 1) and
of intersection of the lines 5 x  6 y  1  0 and parallel to the line 2 x  3 y  7  0 is
3 x  2y  5  0 and perpendicular to the line (a) 2 x  3y  5  0 (b) 3 x  2y  5  0
3 x  5 y  11  0 is (c) 3 x  2y  7  0 (d) 2 x  3 y  5  0
[MP PET 1994] 74. If the intercept made by the line between the axis is
(a) 5 x  3y  8  0 (b) 3 x  5 y  8  0 bisected at the point (5, 2), then its equation is [RPET 1996]
(c) 5 x  3 y  11  0 (d) 3 x  5 y  11  0 (a) 5 x  2 y  20 (b) 2 x  5 y  20
64. Line passing through (1, 2) and (2, 5) is [RPET 1995] (c) 5 x  2y  20 (d) 2 x  5 y  20
(a) 3 x  y  1  0 (b) 3 x  y  1  0 75. The equation of straight line passing through the
(c) y  3 x  1  0 (d) 3 x  y  1  0 intersection of the lines x  2y  1 and x  3 y  2 and
65. Equation of line passing through (1, 2) and perpendicular parallel to 3 x  4 y  0 is [MP PET 2000]
to 3 x  4 y  5  0 is [RPET 1995] (a) 3x  4y  5  0 (b) 3 x  4 y  10  0
(a) 3y  4 x  2 (b) 3 y  4 x  3 (c) 3x  4y  5  0 (d) 3 x  4 y  6  0
(c) 3y  4 x  4 (d) 3 y  4 x  2 76. Equation of a line passing through the point of
66. The number of lines that are parallel to 2 x  6 y  7  0 intersection of lines 2 x  3 y  4  0, 3 x  4 y  5  0
and have an intercept of length 10 between the coordinate and perpendicular to 6 x  7 y  3  0, then its equation
axes is is [RPET 2000]
(a) 1 (b) 2
(a) 119 x  102y  125  0 (b) 119 x  102y  125
(c) 4 (d) Infinitely many
67. A line passes through (2, 2) and is perpendicular to the (c) 119 x  102y  125 (d) None of these
line 3 x  y  3. Its y–intercept is 77. If [IIT reduce1992]3 x  3 y  7  0
weScreening to the form
(a) 1 / 3 (b) 2 / 3 x cos  y sin  p, then the value of p is [MP PET 2001]
(c) 1 (d) 4 / 3 7 7
(a) (b)
68. A straight the makes an angle of 135 o with the x–axis 2 3 3
and cuts y–axis at a distance – 5 from the origin. The
equation of the line is [MP PET 1998] 3 7 7
(c) (d)
(a) 2 x  y  5  0 (b) x  2 y  3  0 2 3 2
(c) x y 5 0 (d) x y3 0
ASSIGNMENT
Straight Line BY MUKESH SINGH
78. The equation of the straight line joining the origin to the (c) (5, 7), (– 1, – 1) (d) (7, 5), (1, 1)
point of intersection of y  x  7  0 and y  2 x  2  0 89. For the lines 2 x  5 y  7 and 2 x  5 y  9, which of the
is following statement is true
[MP PET 2001] (a) Lines are parallel (b) Lines are coincident
(a) 3 x  4 y  0 (b) 3 x  4 y  0 (c) Lines are intersecting (d) Lines are
(c) 4 x  3 y  0 (d) 4 x  3 y  0 perpendicular
79. The equation of line perpendicular to x  c is 90.
[RPET 2001]
The opposite angular points of a square are (3, 4 ) and
(a) y d (b) x  d (1,  1) . Then the co-ordinates of other two points are
(c) x  0 (d) None of these [Roorkee 1985]
80. A line AB makes zero intercepts on x–axis and y–axis 1 9  1 5
(a) D  ,  , B   ,  (b)
and it is perpendicular to another line CD,  2 2   2 2
3 x  4 y  6  0. The equation of line AB is [Karnataka CET 2001]
1 9 1 5
(a) y4 (b) 4 x  3 y  8  0 D , , B  , 
 2 2  2 2
(c) 4 x  3 y  0 (d) 4 x  3 y  6  0
9 1  1 5
81. The equation of straight line passing through point of (c) D  ,  , B   ,  (d) None of these
2 2  2 2
intersection of the straight lines 3 x  y  2  0 and
91. Two consecutive sides of a parallelogram are
5 x  2y  7  0 and having infinite slope is [UPSEAT 4 x  5 y  0 and 7 x  2y  0. If the equation to one
2001]
diagonal is 11x  7 y  9, then the equation of the other
(a) x 2 (b) x y 3
diagonal is
(c) x  3 (d) x  4 [IIT 1970]
82. The equation of the straight line which is perpendicular to (a) x  2y  0 (b) 2 x  y  0
y  x and passes through (3, 2) is [MP PET 2002]
(c) x y 0 (d) None of these
(a) x y 5 (b) x y 5
92. One diagonal of a square is along the line 8 x  15 y  0
(c) x  y  1 (d) x  y  1
and one of its vertex is (1, 2). Then the equation of the
83. Equation to the straight line cutting off an intercept 2 sides of the square passing through this vertex, are [IIT 1962]
from the negative direction of the axis of y and inclined at (a) 23 x  7 y  9, 7 x  23y  53
30o to the positive direction of axis of x, is [MP PET 2003]
(b) 23 x  7 y  9  0, 7 x  23y  53  0
(a) yx 3 0 (b) y  x  2  0
(c) 23 x  7 y  9  0, 7 x  23y  53  0
(c) y 3 x 20 (d) 3y  x  2 3  0
(d) None of these
84. The line passing through (1,  / 2) and perpendicular to
93. The opposite vertices of a square are (1, 2) and (3, 8),
4 then the equation of a diagonal of the square passing
3 sin  2 cos   is [EAMCET 2003]
r through the point (1, 2), is [Roorkee 1981]
(a) 2  3 r cos   2 r sin (a) 3 x  y  1  0 (b) 3 y  x  1  0

(b) 5  2 3 r sin  4 r cos  (c) 3x  y  1  0 (d) None of these

94. The ends of the base of an isosceles triangle are at (2a, 0)
(c) 2  3 r cos   2 r cos 
and (0, a). The equation of one side is x  2a. The
(d) 5  2 3 r sin  4 r cos  equation of the other side is
85. The equation of the line bisecting perpendicularly the (a) x  2y  a  0 (b) x  2y  2a
segment joining the points (– 4, 6) and (8, 8) is
[Karnataka CET 2003]
(c) 3 x  4 y  4 a  0 (d) 3 x  4 y  4 a  0
(a) 6 x  y  19  0 (b) y  7 95. The equation of the lines on which the perpendiculars
(c) 6 x  2y  19  0 (d) x  2y  7  0 from the origin make 30 o angle with x–axis and which
50
86. Equation of a line passing through (1, –2) and form a triangle of area with axes, are
perpendicular to the line 3 x  5 y  7  0 is [RPET 2003] 3
(a) 5 x  3y  1  0 (b) 3 x  5 y  1  0 (a) x  3 y  10  0 (b) 3 x  y  10  0
(c) 5 x  3y  1  0 (d) 3 x  5 y  1  0 (c) x  3 y  10  0 (d) None of these
x y 96. The base BC of a triangle ABC is bisected at the point (p,
87. If the line   1 passes through the points (2, – 3) q) and the equations to the sides AB and AC are
a b
and (4, – 5), then (a, b) = respectively px  qy  1 and qx  py  1. Then the
equation to the median through A is
(a) (1, 1) (b) (– 1, 1)
(c) (1, – 1) (d) (– 1, – 1) (a) (2 pq  1)(px  qy  1)  (p 2  q 2  1)(qx  py  1)
88. If the slope of a line passing through the point A (3, 2) be (b) (p 2  q 2  1)(px  qy  1)  (2 p  1)(qx  py  1)
3/4, then the points on the line which are 5 units away
from A, are [IIT 1965] (c) (pq  1)(px  qy  1)  (p 2  q 2  1)(qx  py  1)
(a) (5, 5), (– 1, – 1) (b) (7, 5), (– 1, – 1) (d) None of these
ASSIGNMENT
Straight Line BY MUKESH SINGH
97. The equation of the line which makes right angled point is [MP PET 1999; AIEEE
triangle with axes whose area is 6 sq. units and whose 2005]
hypotenuse is of 5 units, is (a) (1,  2) (b) (1, 2)
x y x y (c) (1,  2) (d) (1,  1 / 2)
(a)  1 (b)  3
4 3 4 3
107. If the straight line ax  by  c  0 always passes
x y x y
(c)  1 (d)  1 through (1, – 2), then a, b, c are [
6 1 1 6
(a) In A.P. (b) In H.P.
98. A(–1, 1), B(5, 3) are opposite vertices of a square in xy- (c) In G.P. (d) None of these
plane. The equation of the other diagonal (not passing
through (A, B) of the square is given by [EAMCET 1993]108. If u  a1 x  b1 y  c1  0, v  a2 x  b 2 y  c 2  0 and
(a) x  3 y  4  0 (b) 2 x  y  3  0 a1 b c
 1  1 , then the curve u  kv  0 is [MNR 1987]
(c) y  3 x  8  0 (d) x  2y  1  0 a2 b 2 c 2
99. In an isosceles triangle ABC, the coordinates of the points (a) The same straight line u (b) Different straight
B and C on the base BC are respectively (1, 2) and (2, 1). line
If the equation of the line AB is y  2 x , then the (c) It is not a straight line (d) None of these
equation of the line AC is [Roorkee 2000]109. For what values of a and b the intercepts cut off on the
1 x coordinate axes by the line ax  by  8  0 are equal in
(a) y  (x  1) (b) y  length but opposite in signs to those cut off by the line
2 2
2 x  3 y  6  0 on the axes [MP PET 1983]
(c) y  x  1 (d) 2y  x  3
8 8
100. Equations of diagonals of square formed by lines x  0, (a) a ,b 4 (b) a   , b   4
3 3
y  0, x  1 and y  1 are [MP PET 1984]
8 8
(a) y  x , y  x  1 (b) y  x , x  y  2 (c) a  , b  4 (d) a   , b  4
3 3
1
(c) 2y  x , y  x  (d) y  2 x , y  2 x  1 110. If a and b are two arbitrary constants, then the straight
3 line (a  2b)x  (a  3b)y  3a  4 b  0 will pass through
101. The diagonal passing through origin of a quadrilateral [RPET 1990]
formed by x  0, y  0, x  y  1 and 6 x  y  3, is (a) (1,  2) (b) (1, 2)
[IIT 1973]
(c) (2,  3) (d) (2, 3)
(a) 3 x  2y  0 (b) 2 x  3 y  0
(c) 3 x  2y  0 (d) None of these 111. If a  b  c  0 and p  0, the lines ax  (b  c)y  p,
102. The vertices of a triangle OBC are (0, 0), (3,  1) and bx  (c  a)y  p and cx  (a  b)y  p
(a) Do not intersect (b) Intersect
(1,  3) respectively. Then the equation of line parallel
(c) Are concurrent (d) None of these
1
to BC which is at unit distant from origin and cuts OB 112. The symmetry in curve x 3  y 3  3axy along
2
(a) x–axis (b) y–axis
and OC, is [IIT 1976]
(c) Line y = x (d) Opposite quadrants
(a) 2 x  2y  2  0 (b) 2 x  2y  2  0
x y
113. The point of intersection of the lines   1 and
(c) 2 x  2y  2  0 (d) None of these a b
103. A vertex of square is (3, 4) and diagonal x  2y  1, then x y
  1 lies on the line
the second diagonal which passes through given vertex will b a
be (a) x  y  0 (b) (x  y)(a  b)  2ab
(a) 2 x  y  2  0 (b) x  2y  11
(c) (lx  my )(a  b)  (l  m) ab (d) All of these
(c) 2 x  y  2 (d) None of these
114. The equations (b  c)x  (c  a)y  (a  b)  0 and
104. A vertex of equilateral triangle is (2, 3) and equation of
opposite side is x  y  2, then the equation of one side (b 3  c 3 )x  (c 3  a 3 )y  a 3  b 3  0 will represent the
from rest two, is [IIT 1975] same line, if
(a) y  3  2(x  2) (b) (a) b = c (b) c = a
(c) a = b (d) a + b + c = 0
y  3  (2  3 )(x  2) (e) All the above
(c) y  3  ( 3  1)(x  2) (d) None of these 115. A straight line makes an angle of 135 o with x–axis and
105. A straight line moves so that the sum of the reciprocals of cuts y-axis at a distance of – 5 from the origin. The
its intercepts on two perpendicular lines is constant, then equation of the line is [Pb. CET 2001]
the line passes through [IIT 1977] (a) 2 x  y  5  0 (b) x  2y  3  0
(a) A fixed point (b) A variable point (c) x  y  5  0 (d) x  y  3  0
(c) Origin (d) None of these 116. Equation of the straight line making equal intercepts on
106. If a, b, c are in harmonic progression, then straight line the axes and passing through the point (2, 4) is
x y 1 [Karnataka CET 2004]
   0 always passes through a fixed point, that
a b c (a) 4x  y  4  0 (b) 2 x  y  8  0
ASSIGNMENT
Straight Line BY MUKESH SINGH
(c) x  y  6  0 (d) x  2y  10  0 (c) (3a, 2b) (d) (a, b)
117. The equation of the straight line passing through the point 126. The equation to the line bisecting the join of (3, –4) and
(4, 3) and making intercepts on the co-ordinate axes (5, 2) and having its intercepts on the x-axis and the y-
whose sum is – 1 is [AIEEE 2004] axis in the ratio 2 : 1 is [Karnataka CET 2005]
x y x y (a) x  y  3  0 (b) 2 x  y  9
(a)   1 and  1
2 3 2 1 (c) x  2y  2 (d) 2 x  y  7
x y x y
(b)   1 and   1 127. If the co-ordinates of the points A and B be (1, 0) and
2 3 2 1
(2, 3 ) , then the angle made by the line AB with x-axis
x y x y
(c)   1 and   1 is
2 3 2 1 (a) 30 (b) 45°
x y x y (c) 60° (d) 75°
(d)   1 and   1
2 3 2 1 128. The line lx  my  n  0 will be parallel to x-axis, if
118. The line which is parallel to x–axis and crosses the curve (a) l  m  0 (b) m  n  0
y  x at an angle of 45 o is equal to [Pb. CET 2002] (c) l  n  0 (d) l  0
1 1 129. A line passing through origin and is perpendicular to two
(a) x (b) y 
4 4 given lines 2 x  y  6  0 and 4 x  2y  9  0 , then the
1 ratio in which the origin divides this line is [DCE 2005]
(c) y  (d) y  1 (a) 1 : 2 (b) 2 : 1
2
(c) 4 : 3 (d) 3 : 4
119. The equation of the line perpendicular to line
ax  by  c  0 and passing through (a, b) is equal to Angle between two straight lines, Bisector
[Pb. CET 2002] of angle between two lines
(a) bx  ay  0 (b) bx  ay  2ab  0
1. The acute angle between the lines y3 and
(c) bx  ay  0 (d) None of these
120. The points (1, 3) and (5, 1) are the opposite vertices of a y  3 x  9 is
rectangle. The other two vertices lie on the line [RPET 1984, 87, 88]
y  2 x  c, then the value of c will be [Pb. CET 2003; IIT 1981] (a) 30 o (b) 60 o
(a) 4 (b) – 4 (c) 45 o (d) 90 o
(c) 2 (d) – 2 2. The angle between the lines y  (2  3 )x  5 and
121. The triangle PQR is inscribed in the circle x 2  y 2  25 .
y  (2  3 )x  7 is [MP PET 1997]
If Q and R have co-ordinates (3,4) and (– 4, 3) o o
respectively, then QPR is equal to (a) 30 [IIT Screening 2000](b) 60
  (c) 45 o (d) 90 o
(a) (b) 3. The angle between the lines whose intercepts on the axes
2 3 are a, – b and b, – a respectively, is
  a2  b 2 b 2  a2
(c)
4
(d)
6 (a) tan 1 (b) tan 1
ab 2
122. The point (t 2  2t  5, 2t 2  t  2) lies on the line b 2  a2
(c) tan 1 (d) None of these
x  y  2 for 2ab
(a) All real values of t (b) Some real values of t 4. If the coordinates of the vertices A, B, C of the triangle
ABC be ( 4, 2), (12,  2) and (8, 6) respectively, then
3 3
(c) t (d) None of these B=
6
123. The line joining the points (–1, 3) and (4, –2) will pass  6 6
(a) tan 1    (b) tan 1  
through the point (p, q) if  7 7 
(a) p  q  1 (b) p  q  1  7 7 
(c) tan 1    (d) tan 1  
(c) p  q  2 (d) p  q  2  6 6
124. The line parallel to the x-axis and passing through the x y x y
intersection of the lines ax  2by  3b  0 and 5. Angle between the lines   1 and   1 is
a b a b
bx  2ay  3a  0 , where (a, b)  (0, 0) is [AIEEE 2005] [MP PET 1995]
(a) Above the x-axis at a distance of 3/2 from it b 2ab
(a) 2 tan 1 (b) tan 1
(b) Above the x-axis at a distance of 2/3 from it a a  b2
2

(c) Below the x-axis at a distance of 3/2 from it

a2  b 2
(d) Below the x-axis at a distance of 2/3 from it (c) tan 1 (d) None of these
125. Two points (a, 0) and (0, b) are joined by a straight line, a2  b 2
Another point on this line is [Orissa JEE 2005]6. If the lines y  3 x  1 and 2y  x  3 are equally
(a) (3a,2b) (b) (a 2 , ab) inclined to the line y  mx  4, then m = [
ASSIGNMENT
Straight Line BY MUKESH SINGH
13 2 13 2 16. A straight line ( 3  1)x  ( 3  1)y makes an angle
(a) (b)
7 7 75 o with another straight line which passes through
13 2 15 2 origin. Then the equation of the line is
(c) (d) (a) x  0 (b) y  0
7 7
7. The angle between the lines x cos1  y sin1  p1 and (c) x  y  0 (d) x  y  0
x cos 2  y sin 2  p 2 is 17. The angle between the lines a1 x  b1 y  c1  0 and

(a) (1   2 ) (b) (1 ~  2 )

a2 x  b 2 y  c 2  0, is [MP PET 1994]
a1 b 2  a 2 b1 a1 a 2  b1 b 2
(c) 2 1 (d) 2 2 (a) tan 1 (b) cot 1
a1 a 2  b1 b 2 a1 b 2  a 2 b1
8. The angle between the lines x cos 30 o  y sin 30  3
a1b1  a2b2 a b  a2 b 2
and x cos 60 o  y sin60 o  5 is
(c) cot 1 (d) tan 1 1 1
a1a2  b1b2 a1 a 2  b1 b 2
(a) 90 o (b) 30 o 18. The inclination of the straight line passing through the
(c) 60 o
(d) None of these point (–3, 6) and the midpoint of the line joining the point
(4, –5) and (–2, 9) is [Kerala (Engg.) 2002]
9. The angle between the two lines y  2 x  9 and
(a)  / 4 (b)  / 6
x  2y   7, is [RPET 1981, 85, 86; MP PET (c)  / 3 (d) 3 / 4
1984] 19. The angle between the lines 2 x  y  3  0 and
(a) 60 o (b) 30 o x  2y  3  0 is [Kerala (Engg.) 2002]
(c) 90 o (d) 45 o (a) 90 o (b) 60 o
1 1 x y x y
10. If   0, then lines   1 and  1 (c) 45 o (d) 30 o
ab  b a a b b  a
are 20. The angle between the straight lines x  y 3  5 and
[MP PET 1984] 3 x  y  7 is [MP PET 2003]
(a) Parallel o o
(a) 90 (b) 60
(b) Inclined at 60 o to each other
(c) 75 o (d) 30 o
(c) Perpendicular to each other
21. Angle between the lines 2 x  y  15  0 and
(d) Inclined at 30 o to each other 3 x  y  4  0 is [RPET 2003]
11. To which of the following types the straight lines
represented by 2 x  3 y  7  0 and 2 x  3 y  5  0 (a) 90 o (b) 45 o
belong (c) 180 o (d) 60 o
[MP PET 1982] 22. The angle between the lines xy  0 is equal to
(a) Parallel to each other [Pb. CET 2003]
(b) Perpendicular to each other (a) 45 o (b) 60 o
(c) Inclined at 45 o to each other (c) 90 o (d) 180 o
23. The line passing through the points (3, – 4) and (–2, 6)
(d) Coincident pair of straight lines
and a line passing through (–3,6) and (9, –18) are [AMU 1974]
12. The obtuse angle between the lines y   2 and (a) Perpendicular
y  x  2 is (b)[RPET
Parallel
1984]

(a) 120 o (b) 135 o (c) Makes an angle 60 o with each other
(d) None of these
(c) 150 o (d) 160 o
24. If the line 2 x  3ay  1  0 and 3 x  4 y  1  0 are
13. The line passes through (1, 0) and ( 2, 3 ) makes an mutually perpendicular, then the value of a will be [MNR 1975]
angle of ...... with x–axis [RPET 1985] 1
(a) (b) 2
(a) 60 o (b) 120 o 2
(c) 150 o
(d) 135 o 1
(c)  (d) None of these
14. Angle between x  2 and x  3 y  6 is [MNR 1988] 2
1 25. A straight line through origin bisect the line passing
(a)  (b) tan (3)
through the given points (a cos , a sin ) and
1 (a cos  , a sin  ) , then the lines are
(c) tan 1   (d) None of these
3 (a) Perpendicular (b) Parallel
15. If the lines y  (2  3 )x  4 and y  kx  6 are inclined 
(c) Angle between them is (d) None of these
at an angle 60 o to each other, then the value of k will be 4
(a) 1 (b) 2 26. The lines a1 x  b1 y  c1  0 and a 2 x  b 2 y  c 2  0
(c) – 1 (d) – 2 are perpendicular to each other, if [MP PET 1996]
(a) a1 b 2  b1 a 2  0 (b) a1 a 2  b1 b 2  0
ASSIGNMENT
Straight Line BY MUKESH SINGH
(c) a12b2  b12a2  0 (d) a1 b1  a 2 b 2  0 37. Let P(1, 0), Q(0, 0) and R (3, 3 3 ) be three points.
27. The lines y  2 x and x  2y are [MP PET 1993] Then the equation of the bisector of the angle PQR is
[IIT Screening 2002]
(a) Parallel (b) Perpendicular
(c) Equally inclined to axes (d) Coincident 3
(a) x y 0 (b) x  3 y  0
28. If the line passing through (4, 3) and (2, k) is 2
perpendicular to y  2 x  3 , then k = [RPET 1985; MP PET 1999]
3
(a) –1 (b) 1 (c) 3x  y  0 (d) x  y 0
2
(c) – 4 (d) 4
29. The number of straight lines which is equally inclined to Distance between two lines, Perpendicular
both the axes is [RPET 2002] distance of the line from a point, Position of
(a) 4 (b) 2 point w.r.t. line
(c) 3 (d) 1
30. The equation of the bisector of the acute angle between
1. The points on the x-axis whose perpendicular distance
the lines 3 x  4 y  7  0 and 12 x  5 y  2  0 is
x y
[IIT 1975, 1983; RPET 2003; UPSEAT 2004] from the line   1 is a, are [RPET 2001; MP
a b
(a) 21x  77 y  101  0 (b) 11x  3 y  9  0
PET 2003]
(c) 31x  77 y  101  0 (d) 11x  3 y  9  0 a 
 b (b  a  b ), 0 
2 2
31. The equation of the line which bisects the obtuse angle (a) (b)
 
between the lines x  2y  4  0 and 4 x  3 y  2  0 ,
b 
 a (b  a  b ), 0 
is 2 2

[IIT 1979]  
(a) (4  5 )x  (3  2 5 )y  (2  4 5 )  0 a 
 b (a  a  b ), 0 
2 2
(c) (d) None of these
(b) (4  5 )x  (3  2 5 )y  (2  4 5 )  0  
2. The length of the perpendicular from the point (b, a) to
(c) (4  5 )x  (3  2 5 )y  (2  4 5 )  0
x y
(d) None of these the line   1 , is
32. Equation of angle bisectors between x and y -axes are a b
[MP PET 1984]
a 2  ab  b 2 b 2  ab  a 2
(a) y  x (b) y  2 x (a) (b)
1 a2  b 2 a2  b 2
(c) y x (d) y  3 x
2 a 2  ab  b 2
(c) (d) None of these
33. The equation of the bisector of that angle between the a2  b 2
lines x  2y  11  0 , 3 x  6 y  5  0 which contains
3. The distance between the lines 3 x  4 y  9 and
the point (1, –3) is
6 x  8 y  15 is
(a) 3 x  19 (b) 3 y  7
[MNR 1982; RPET 1995; MP PET 2002]
(c) 3 x  19 and 3 y  7 (d) None of these (a) 3/2 (b) 3/10
34. Equation of angle bisector between the lines (c) 6 (d) None of these
3 x  4 y  7  0 and 12 x  5 y  17  0 are [RPET 1995]4. The distance of the point of intersection of the lines
3x  4y  7 12 x  5 y  17 2 x  3y  5  0 and 3 x  4 y  0 from the line
(a) 
25 169 5 x  2y  0 is
3 x  4 y  7 12 x  5 y  17 130 13
(b)  (a) (b)
25 169 17 29 7 29
3x  4y  7 12 x  5 y  17 130
(c)  (c) (d) None of these
25 169 17
(d) None of these 5. The point on the line x  y  4 which lie at a unit
35. The bisector of the acute angle formed between the lines distance from the line 4 x  3 y  10 , are [
4 x  3 y  7  0 and 3 x  4 y  14  0 has the equation
(a) (3, 1), (7, 11) (b) (3, 1), (7, 11)
[Pb. CET 2004]
(c) (3, 1), (7, 11) (d) (1, 3), (7, 11)
(a) x y 30 (b) x y 30
6. If the length of the perpendicular drawn from the origin to
(c) x  y  3  0 (d) 3 x  y  7  0
the line whose intercepts on the axes are a and b be p,
36. If vertices of a parallelogram are respectively (0, 0), (1, then
0), (2, 2) and (1, 2), then angle between diagonals is [Karnataka CET
[RPET 1996] 2003]
(a)  / 3 (b)  / 2 1
(a) a2  b 2  p 2 (b) a 2  b 2 
(c) 3 / 2 (d)  / 4 p2
ASSIGNMENT
Straight Line BY MUKESH SINGH
1 1 2 1 1 1
(c)   2 (d)   2
a2 b 2 p a2 b 2 p
7. The length of perpendicular drawn from origin on the line
joining (x , y) and (x , y) , is
x ' y " x " y ' Slope of line, Equation of line in different forms
(a) (b)
(x " x ' )  (y "y ' )
2 2
1 a 2 a 3 c 4 b 5 c
x ' y " x " y '
6 a 7 c 8 c 9 c 10 b
(x " x ' )2  (y "y ' )2
11 a 12 b 13 b 14 a 15 c
x ' x " y ' y " 16 b 17 b 18 c 19 d 20 b
(c) (d)
(x " x ' )2  (y " y ' )2 21 b 22 a 23 b 24 a 25 b
x ' x " y ' y " 26 a 27 a 28 a 29 a 30 a
(x " x ' )  (y "y ' )
2 2
31 a 32 a 33 d 34 c 35 a
8. If p and p ' be the distances of origin from the lines 36 c 37 b 38 b 39 b 40 a
x sec   ycosec   k and 41 a 42 a 43 c 44 c 45 c
x cos   y sin  k cos 2 , then 4 p 2  p2 = 46 b 47 a 48 b 49 c 50 a
(a) k (b) 2k
51 b 52 a 53 c 54 b 55 b
(c) k 2 (d) 2k 2
56 c 57 a 58 c 59 b 60 c
9. The perpendicular distance of the straight line
12 x  5 y  7 from the origin is given by 61 b 62 b PET 1993]
[MP 63 a 64 c 65 d

7 12 66 b 67 d 68 c 69 d 70 a
(a) (b)
13 13 71 b 72 b 73 a 74 b 75 c
5 1 76 b 77 d 78 d 79 a 80 c
(c) (d)
13 13 81 c 82 b 83 d 84 a 85 a
10. The length of perpendicular from (3, 1) on line 86 a 87 d 88 b 89 c 90 c
4 x  3 y  20  0 , is [RPET 1989; MP PET
1984] 91 c 92 c 93 a 94 d 95 b
(a) 6 (b) 7 96 a 97 a 98 c 99 b 100 a
(c) 5 (d) 8 101 a 102 a 103 c 104 b 105 a
11. The distance between two parallel lines 3 x  4 y  8  0
106 c 107 a 108 a 109 d 110 a
and 3 x  4 y  3  0 , is given by [MP PET 1984]
111 a 112 c 113 d 114 e 115 c
(a) 4 (b) 5
(c) 3 (d) 1 116 c 117 a 118 c 119 a 120 b

12. The distance between 4 x  3 y  11 and 8 x  6 y  15 , 121 c 122 d 123 d 124 c 125 a
is 126 c 127 c 128 d 129 c
[AMU 1979; MNR 1987; UPSEAT 2000]
7 Angle between two straight lines,
(a) (b) 4
2 Bisector of angle between two lines
7
(c) (d) None of these
10 1 b 2 b 3 c 4 d 5 a
13. The vertex of an equilateral triangle is (2,–1) and the
6 d 7 b 8 b 9 c 10 c
equation of its base in x  2y  1 . The length of its sides
is 11 a 12 b 13 c 14 b 15 c
[UPSEAT 2003] 16 a 17 b 18 d 19 a 20 a
(a) 4 / 15 (b) 2 / 15 21 b 22 c 23 b 24 c 25 a
(c) 4 / 3 3 (d) 1 / 5 26 b 27 b 28 d 29 b 30 b
14. The product of the perpendiculars drawn from the points
31 a 32 a 33 a 34 a 35 c
x y
( a 2  b 2 , 0) on the line cos   sin  1 , is
a b 36 d 37 c
2 2
(a) a (b) b
(c) a b2 2
(d) a 2  b 2
ASSIGNMENT
Straight Line BY MUKESH SINGH
Distance between two lines, Perpendicular
distance of the line from a point, Position of
point w.r.t. line

1 a 2 b 3 b 4 a 5 a

6 d 7 b 8 c 9 a 10 b

11 d 12 c 13 b 14 b 15 b

16 c 17 a 18 b 19 c 20 a

21 a 22 c 23 b 24 a 25 a

26 a 27 c 28 c 29 a 30 c

31 c 32 d 33 d 34 a 35 a

36 b

Concurrency of three lines

1 c 2 b 3 a 4 c 5 b
6 a 7 a 8 c 9 a 10 b
11 a 12 a 13 c 14 d 15 d
16 b 17 c 18 b 19 a 20 a

Foot of perpendicular, Transformation,

Pedal points, Image of a point

1 b 2 b 3 a 4 b 5 b
6 c 7 b 8 c 9 b 10 b
11 c,d 12 b 13 a 14 a 15 a
16 a 17 d

Problems related to triangle and

quadrilateral, Locus

1 b 2 d 3 d 4 a 5 b

6 a 7 b 8 a 9 b 10 a

11 a 12 b 13 a 14 b 15 a

16 b 17 a 18 b 19 c

Critical Thinking Questions

1 a 2 a 3 a 4 a 5 d
6 c 7 d 8 b 9 c 10 d
11 a 12 a 13 a 14 d 15 b
16 c 17 b 18 a 19 d 20 a
21 b 22 d 23 b 24 a 25 d
26 d 27 b 28 d 29 d 30 b