ASSIGNMENT

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TOPIC: STRAIGHT LINES

1. The straight line y = x – 2 rotates about a point where it cuts the x-axis and becomes
perpendicular to the straight line ax + by + c = 0. Then its equation is
(A) ax + by + 2a = 0 (B) ax – by – 2a = 0 (C) bx + ay – 2b = 0 (D) ay – bx + 2b = 0

2. If the mid-points P, Q and R of the sides of the ABC are (3, 3), (3, 4) and (2, 4) respectively,
then ABC is
(A) right angled (B) acute angled (C) obtuse angled (D) isosceles

3. If the line y = 3x cuts the curve x4 + ax2y + bxy + cx + dy + 6 = 0 at A, B, C and D, then

OA.OB.OC.OD (where O is the origin) is
(A) a – 2b + c (B) 2c2d (C) 96 (D) 6

4. A curve with equation of the form y = ax4 + bx3 + cx + d has zero gradient at the point (0, 1)
and also touches the x-axis at the point (–1, 0). Then the values of x for which the curve has
negative gradients are
(A) x > –1 (B) x < 1 (C) x < –1 (D) –1  x  1

 1   1   1 
5. If P =  ,p  ; Q =  ,q  ; R =  ,r  where xk  0, k = p, q, r  N. denotes the kth term of a
x
 p  x
 q   xr 
Harmonic progression, then
p2 q2r 2
(A) Area (PQR) = (p  q)2  (q  r)2  (r  p)2
2
(B) PQR is a right angled triangle
(C) the points P, Q and R are collinear
(D) none of these

6. Let ABC be a triangle with equations of the sides AB, BC and CA respectively x – 2 = 0,
y – 5 = 0 and 5x + 2y – 10 = 0. Then the orthocenter of the triangle lies on the line
(A) x – y = 0 (B) 3x – y = 1 (C) 4x + y = 13 (D) x – 2y = 1

7. The straight lines of the family x(a + b) + y(a – b) = 2a (a and b being parameters) are
(A) not concurrent (B) concurrent at (1, –1) (C) concurrent at (1, 1) (D) none of these

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8. If the straight lines ax + by + p = 0 and x cos  + y sin  = p are inclined at an angle and
4
concurrent with the straight line x sin  – y cos  = 0, then the value of a2 + b2 is
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) none of these

9. The area of the square formed by the lines |y| = 1 – x and |y| = x + 1 equals to
1 1
(A) sq. unit (B) sq. unit (C) 2 sq. unit (D) 1 sq. unit
6 12

10. If a2 + b2 – c2 – 2ab = 0, then the family of straight lines ax + by + c = 0 is concurrent at the

points
(A) (–1, 1) (B) (1, –1) (C) (1, 1) (D) (–1, –1)

11. The number of points on the line 3x + 4y = 5, which are at a distance of sec 2 + 2 cosec2,
  R, from the point (1, 3) is
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) none of these

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12. The orthocenter of the triangle formed by the lines 2x2 + 3xy – 2y2 – 9x + 7y – 5 = 0,
4x + 5y – 3 = 0 lies at
 3 11   6 11   5 11 
(A)  ,  (B)  ,  (C)  ,  (D) none of these
 5 5   5 5  6 5 

13. Two sides of a rhombus OABC (lying entirely in first quadrant or fourth quadrant) of area
x
equal to 2sq. units, are y = , y = 3x . Then possible coordinates of B is / are (‘O’ being
3
the origin)

(A) 1  3,1  3  
(B) 1  3, 1  3  (C)  3  1, 3  1  (D) none of these

14. If the lines x = a + m, y = –2 and y = mx are concurrent, the least value of |a| is
(A) 0 (B) 2 (C) 22 (D) none of these

x y
15. Through the point P(, ), where  > 0, the straight line  = 1 is drawn so as to form
a b
with coordinate axes a triangle of areas s. If ab > 0, then least value of s is
1
(A) 2 (B)  (C)  (D) none of these
2

16. Consider the equation y – y1 = m(x – x1). If m and x1 are fixed and different lines are drawn for
different values of y1, then
(A) the line will pass through a fixed point (B) there will be a set of parallel lines
(C) all the lines intersect the line x = x1 (D) all the lines will be parallel to the line y = y1

17. The medians AD and BE of a triangle ABC with vertices A(0, b), B(0, 0) and C(a, 0) are
perpendicular to each other if
(A) b = 2a (B) a = 2b (C) b =  2a (D) a =  2b

18. If OAB is an equilateral triangle (O is the origin and A is a point on the x-axis), then centroid
of the triangle will be
(A) always rational (B) rational if B is rational
(C) rational if A is rational (D) never rational
(a point P(x, y) is said to be rational if both x and y are rotational)

19. Let 2x – 3y = 0 be a given line and P(sin , 0) and Q(0, cos ) be the two points. Then P and
Q lie on the same side of the given line, if  lies in the
(A) 1st quadrant (B) 2nd quadrant (C) 3rd quadrant (D) 4th quadrant

20. The value of  so that the equation x2 + 2xy + y2 + 4x + 4y + 3 = 0 represent a pair of
straight lines
5 5
(A) (B) (C) 1 (D) none of these
3 31

21. The vertices of a rhombus taken in order are (2, –1), (3, 4), (–2, 3), then 4 th vertex is
(A) (–3, 2) (B) (3, –2) (C) (–3, –2) (D) none of these

22. The equations of the lines through (–1, –1) and making angle 45 with the line x + y = 0 are
given by
(A) x2 – xy + x – y = 0 (B) xy – y2 + x – y = 0 (C) xy + x + y = 0 (D) xy + x + y + 1 =0

23. The equations to a pair of opposite sides of a parallelogram are x 2 – 5x + 6 = 0 and

y2 – 6y + 5 = 0. The equations to its diagonals are
(A) x + 4y = 13 and y = 4x – 7 (B) 4x + y = 13 and 4y = x – 7
(C) 4x + y = 13 and y = 4x – 7 (D) y – 4x = 13 and y + 4x = 7

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24. The locus of a point P which divides the line joining (1, 0) and (2 cos , 2 sin ) internally in
the ration 1 : 2 for all , is a
(A) straight line (B) circle (C) pair of straight line (D) parabola

25. In an isosceles right angled triangle, a straight line drawn from the mid-point of one of equal
 
sides to the opposite angle. If divides the angle into two parts,  and     . Then tan  and
 4 
   
tan      are equal to
 4  
1 1 1 1 1 1
(A) , (B) , (C) , (D) none of these
2 3 3 4 5 6

26. Points on the line x + y = 4 that lie at a unit distance from the line 4x + 3y – 10 = 0 are
(A) (3, 1) and (–7, 11) (B) (–3, 7) and (2, 2) (C) (–3, 7) and (–7, 11) (D) none of these

27. The algebraic sum of the perpendicular distances from A(x 1, y1), B(x2, y2) and C(x3, y3) to a
variable line is zero. Then the line passes through
(A) the orthocenter of ABC (B) centroid of ABC
(C) incentre of ABC (D) circumcentre of ABC

28. If the two pairs of lines x2 – 2mxy – y2 = 0 and x2 – 2nxy – y2 = 0 are such that one of them
represents the bisector of the angles between the other, then
1 1 1 1
(A) mn + 1 = 0 (B) mn – 1 = 0 (C)  =0 (D)  =0
m nb m n

29. The line (p + 2q)x + (p – 3q)y = p – q, for different values of p and q, passes through the fixed
point
3 5 2 2 3 3 2 3
(A)  ,  (B)  ,  (C)  ,  (D)  , 
2 2 5 5 5 5 5 5

30. The lines 2x + y – 1 = 0, ax + 3y – 3 = 0 and 3x + 2y – 2 = 0 are concurrent for

(A) all a (B) a = 4 only (C) –1  a  3 (D) a > 0 only

Comprehension
A triangle ABC is given where vertex A is (1, 1) and the orthocenter is (2, 4). Also side AB and BC are
members of the family of lines ax + by + c = 0, where a, b, c are in A.P
31. The vertex B is
(A) (2, 1) (B) (1, –2) (C) (–1, 2) (D) none of these

32. The vertex C is

(A) (4, 16) (B) (17, –4) (C) (4, –17) (D) (–17, 4)

33. The triangle ABC is a

(A) obtuse angled triangle (B) right angled triangle
(C) acute angled triangle (D) equilateral triangle

34. Match the following

List I List II
(A) ax + by + c = 0 be a variable straight line, (p) (x + y – 3)2 + (x – y + 1)2 = 20
where a, b, c are 1st, 4th, 6th terms of an
increasing A.P. Then variable straight
line always passes through a fixed point
(B) A variable line L is drawn through P(2, 3) (q) (0, 3)
to meet lines y – x – 10 = 0 and
y – x – 20 = 0 at points A and B
respectively. A point Q is taken on L such
that PQ2 = PA.PB locus of Q is

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(C) Vertices of a triangle are (1, 2), 2 5
( 5 cos , 5 sin ) and (r)  ,  
3 3
( 5 sin , – 5 cos ). Locus of its
orthocenter
(D) A key of light emerging from the point (s) (y – x – 1)2 = 171
source placed at (1, 2) is reflected at
point Q on the y-axis and then passes
through the point (6, 9) conducts of Q is

Assertion and Reasoning

(A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

(B) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
(C) A is true but R is false
(D) A is false but R is true
35. Assertion: Equation of a straight line passing through a point (x 1, y1) and m is the slope
inclined at positive direction of x-axis.
Reason: Equation of straight line passing through (–1, 4) with slope 4 is 4x – y + 8 = 0.

ANSWERS

1. D 2. A, D 3. C 4. C

5. C 6. B, C 7. C 8. C

9. C 10. A, B 11. B 12. A

13. A, B 14. C 15. A 16. B, C

17. B, D 18. D 19. B, D 20. C

21. C 22. D 23. C 24. B

25. A 26. A 27. B 28. A

29. D 30. A

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