10.

Find the equations of the sides of a triangle having (4, –1) as a vertex, if the lines x – 1 = 0 and
x – y – 1 = 0 are the equations of two internal bisectors of its angles.

11. Find the equations of the straight lines passing through the point (1, 1) and parallel to the lines represented
by the equation, x2  5 xy + 4y2 + x + 2 y  2 = 0.

12. Show that pair of lines given by a2 x 2 + 2h(a + b) xy + b2 y2 = 0 is equally inclined to the pair given by
ax2 + 2hxy + by2 = 0.

13. Show that all the chords of the curve 3x²  y²  2x + 4y = 0 which subtend a right angle at the origin are
concurrent. Does this result also hold for the curve, 3x² + 3y²  2x + 4y = 0 ? If yes, what is the point
of concurrence & if not, give reasons.

14_. A parallelogram is formed by the lines ax2 + 2hxy + by2 = 0 and the lines through (p, q) parallel to them. Show
that the equation of the diagonal of the parallelogram which doesn’t pass through origin is
(2x – p)(ap + hq) + (2y – q) + (2y – q) (hp + bq) = 0

PART - II : OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS

Single choice type
1. Equation of a straight line passing through the origin and making with x  axis an angle twice the size
of the angle made by the line y = (0.2) x with the x  axis, is :
(A) y = (0.4) x (B) y = (5/12) x (C) 6y  5x = 0 (D) none of these

2. Area of the quadrilateral formed by the lines x + y = 2 is :

(A) 8 (B) 6 (C) 4 (D) none

3. The point (a2, a + 1) is a point in the angle between the lines 3x  y + 1 = 0 and x + 2y  5 = 0 containing
the origin if :
(A) a  1 or a  3 (B) a  ( 3, 0)  (1/3, 1)
(C) a  (0, 1) (D) none of these

4. Drawn from the origin are two mutually perpendicular straight lines forming an isosceles triangle
together with the straight line 2x + y = a. Then the area of the triangle is :

a2 a2 a2
(A) (B) (C) (D) none
2 3 5

5. The image of the point A (1, 2) by the line mirror y = x is the point B and the image of B by the line mirror
y = 0 is the point (, ), then :
(A)  = 1, =  2 (B)  = 0, = 0 (C)  = 2, =  1 (D) none of these

6. The line x + 3y  2 = 0 bisects the angle between a pair of straight lines of which one has equation
x  7y + 5 = 0. The equation of the other line is :
(A) 3x + 3y  1 = 0 (B) x  3y + 2 = 0 (C) 5x + 5y  3 = 0 (D) none

7. On the portion of the straight line x + 2y = 4 intercepted between the axes, a square is constructed on
the side of the line away from the origin. Then the point of intersection of its diagonals has
coordinates :
(A) (2, 3) (B) (3, 2) (C) (3, 3) (D) none

8. A light beam emanating from the point A(3, 10) reflects from the straight line 2x + y  6 = 0 and then
passes through the point B(4, 3). The equation of the reflected beam is :
(A) 3x  y + 1 = 0 (B) x + 3y  13 = 0 (C) 3x + y  15 = 0 (D) x  3y + 5 = 0
9. The equation of the bisector of the angle between two lines 3 x  4 y + 12 = 0 and
12 x  5 y + 7 = 0 which contains the point (– 1, 4) is :
(A) 21x + 27y  121 = 0 (B) 21x  27y + 121 = 0
 3x  4y  12 12x  5y  7
(C) 21x + 27y + 191 = 0 (D) =
5 13

10. AB is a variable line sliding between the co-ordinate axes in such a way that A lies on X-axis and B lies
on Y-axis. If P is a variable point on AB such that PA = b, PB = a and AB = a + b, then equation of locus
of P is

x2 y2 x2 y2
(A) 2 + 2 =1 (B) 2
– =1 (C) x2 + y2 = a2 + b2 (D) none of these
a b a b2
11. Equation of the line pair through the origin and perpendicular to the line pair
xy 3y2 + y  2x + 10 = 0 is :
(A) xy  3y2 = 0 (B) xy + 3x2 = 0 (C) xy + 3y2 = 0 (D) x2  y2 = 0

12. If pairs of straight lines, x2  2p xy  y2 = 0 & x2  2q xy  y2 = 0 be such that each pair bisects the
angles between the other pair, then :
(A) pq =  1/2 (B) pq =  2 (C) pq =  1 (D) p/q =  1

13. If the straight lines joining the origin and the points of intersection of the curve
5x2 + 12xy  6y2 + 4x  2y + 3 = 0 and x + ky  1 = 0 are equally inclined to the x-axis, then the value
of k is equal to :
(A) 1 (B)  1 (C) 2 (D) 3

14. A ABC is formed by the lines 2x – 3y – 6 = 0 , 3x – y + 3 = 0 and 3x + 4y – 12 = 0. If the points

P(, 0) and Q(0, ) always lie on or inside the ABC, then ;
(A) [–1, 2] & [–2, 3] (B) [–1, 3] & [–2, 4]
(C) [–2, 4] & [–3, 4] (D) [–1, 3] & [–2, 3]

 t t 
15. If P 1  ,2   be any point on a line, then the range of values of t for which the point P lies
 2 2
between the parallel lines x + 2y = 1 and 2x + 4y = 15 is

4 2 5 2 5 2 4 2
(A) – t (B) 0 < t < (C) – t0 (D) none of these
3 6 6 5

16. Given two points A  (–2, 0) and B  (0, 4). The coordinate of a point M lying on the line 2x – 3y = 9 so
that perimeter of  AMB is least, is

 42 11   84 74   21 37 
(A)  ,–  (B)  ,–  (C)  ,–  (D) (0, – 3)
 13 3   13 13   17 17 

17. Consider the following statements :

S1 : Equation to the straight line cutting an intercept of one unit on positive y-axis and inclined at
45° with positive direction of x-axis is x – y + 1 = 0.
S2 : The equations of two straight lines which are parallel to x + 7y + 2 = 0 and at unit distance from
the point (1, – 1) are x + 7y + 6 ± 5 2 = 0
S3 : The figure formed by the lines 2x + 5y + 4 = 0, 5x + 2y + 7 = 0, 2x + 5y + 3 = 0 and 5x + 2y + 6 =
0 is Rhombus
 3 4 
S4 : The nearest point on the line 3x + 4y – 1 = 0 from the origin is  , 
 25 25 
State, in order, whether S1, S2, S3, S4 are true or false
(A) FTFT (B) TTTT (C) FFFF (D) TFTF