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STRAIGHT LINES the point O divides the segment PQ in the

1. If p and p’ be perpendicular from the origin ratio
upon the straight lines x sec  + y cosec  (a) 1 : 2 (b) 3 : 4 (c) 2 : 1 (d) 4 : 3
= a and x cos  – y sin  = a cos 2, then 9. Area of the triangle formed by the line
the value of the expression 4p 2 + p’2 is x + y = 3 and angle bisectors of the pairs
(a) a2 (b) 3a2 (c) 2a2 (d) 4a2 of straight lines x2 – y2 + 2y = 1 is
(a) 2 sq. units (b) 4 sq. units
2. The lines x + (a – 1)y + 1 = 0 and 2x + a2y
(c) 6 sq. units (d) 8 sq. units
–1 = 0 are perpendicular if
(a) lal = 2 (b) 0 < a < 1 10. Three lines px + qy + r = 0, qx + ry + p = 0,
(c) –1 < a < 0 (d) a = – 1 and rx + py + q = 0 are concurrent then
which of the following is not true
3. The equation of a straight line passing
(a) p + q + r = 0
through the point (–5, 4) and which cuts off
(b) p2 + q2 + r2 = pr + rp + pq
an intercept of 2 units between the lines (c) p3 + q3 + r3 = 3pqr
x + y + 1 = 0 and x + y – 1 = 0 is (d) none of these
(a) x – 2y + 13 = 0 (b) 2x– y + 14 = 0
11. A straight line through the point (2, 2)
(c) x – y + 9 = 0 (d) x – y + 10 = 0
intersects the lines 3 x  y  0 and
4. The area bounded by the curves x + 2 lyl =
1 and x = 0 is 3 x  y  0 at the point A and B. The
1 1 equation to the line AB so that the triangle
(a) (b) (c) 1 (d) 2
4 2 OAB is equilateral is
(a) x – 2 = 0 (b) y – 2 = 0
5. The foot of the perpendicular from the
(c) x + y – 4 = 0 (d) none of these
point (2, 4) upon x + y = 1 is
1 3  1 3 12. Three straight lines 2x + 11y – 5 = 0,
(a)  ,  (b)   ,  4x – 3y – 2 = 0, and 24x + 7y – 20 = 0
2 2  2 2
(a) form a triangle
4 1 3 1 (b) are only concurrent
(c)  ,  (d)  , 
3 2 4 2 (c) are concurrent with one line bisecting
6. The reflection of the point (4, –13) to the the angle between the other two
line 5x + y + 6 = 0 is (d) none of these
(a) (–1, – 14) (b) (3, 4) 13. A square of side a lies above the x-axis
(c) (1, 2) (d) (–4, 13) and has one vertex at the origin. The side
7. Let PQR be a right-angled isosceles passing through the origin makes an angle
triangle, right angled at P(2, 1). If the   
 0     with the positive direction of
equation of the line QR is 2x + y = 3, then  4
the equation representing the pair of lines
the x-axis. The equation of its diagonal not
PQ and PR is
passing through the origin is
(a) 3x2 – 3y2 + 8xy + 20x + 10y + 25 = 0
(a) y (cos  + sin ) + x (sin  – cos ) = a
(b) 3x2 – 3y2 + 8xy – 20x – 10y + 25 = 0
(b) y (cos  + sin ) + x (sin  + cos ) = 
(c) 3x2 – 3y2 + 8xy + 10x + 15y + 20 = 0
(c) y (cos  + sin ) + x (cos  – sin ) = a
(d) 3x2 – 3y2 – 8xy – 15y – 20 = 0
(d) y (cos  – sin ) – x (sin  – cos ) = 
8. A straight line through the origin O meets
the parallel lines 4x + 2y = 9 and 2x + y + 14. The equation of the straight line passing
6 = 0 at points P and Q respectively. Then through the point (4, 3) and making

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intercepts on the coordinate axes whose 20. A straight line is drawn through P(3, 4) to
sum is – 1 is meet the axis of x and y at A and B
x y x y respectively. If the rectangle OACB is
(a)    1 and   1
2 3 2 1 completed, then locus of C, is
x y x y x y 4 3
(b)    1 and   1 (a)  1 (b)  1
2 3 2 1 3 4 x y
x y x y 3 4 x y
(c)   1 and  1 (c)  1 (d)  1
2 3 2 1 x y 4 3
x y x y 21. The points (x, y) lies on the line 2x + 3y =
(d)   1 and  1
2 3 2 1 6. The smalles value of the quantity
15. If non-zero numbers a, b, c are in HP, then x  y , is
2 2

x y 1
the straight line    0 always 6 13 1
a b c (a) (b) 6 (c) 13 (d) 13
13 2
passes through a fixed point. That point is
(a) (–1, –2) (b) (–1, 2) 22. Two consecutive sides of a parallelogram
 1 are 4x + 5y = 0 and 7x + 2y = 0. If the
(c)  1,   (d) (1, –2) equation of one diagonal is 11x + 7y = 9,
 2
then the equation of the other diagonal is
16. A straight line through the point A (3, 4) is (a) x + 2y = 0 (b) 2x + y = 0
such that its intercept between the axis is (c) x – y = 0 (d) none of these
bisected at A. Its equation is
(a) x + y = 7 (b) 3x – 4y + 7 = 0 23. One diagonal of a square is along the line
(c) 4x + 3y = 34 (d) 3x + 4y = 25 8x – 15y = 0 and one of its vertex is (1, 2).
Then the equations of the sides of the
17. If the algebraic sum of the perpendicular soln square passing through this vertex, are
distances from the points A(0, –2), B(2, 0), confusing
(a) 23x + 7y = 9, 7x + 23y = 53
simply
which eqn
and C(1, 1) on a variable straight line is (b) 23x – 7y + 9 = 0, 7x + 23y + 53 = 0 satisfies
zero, then the line always passes through (1,2)
(c) 23x – 7y – 9 = 0, 7x + 23y – 53 = 0
a fixed point P, which w.r.t. the ABC is its (d) none of these
(a) centroid (b) incenter
24. The equation of the lines on which the
(c) orthocenter (d) circumcenter
perpendiculars from the origin make 30°
18. A variable straight line passes through the imp angle with the x-axis and which form a
point of intersection of the lines x + 2y = 1
triangle of area 50/ 3 with axes are
and 2x – y = 1 and meets the coordinate
axes in A and B. The locus of the middle (a) x + 3 y  10 = 0
point of AB is (b) 3 x + y  10 = 0
(a) 5xy = 3y + x (b) 10xy = 3x + y
(c) 10xy = x + 3y (d) 5xy = 3x + y (c) x  3 y – 10 = 0
(d) none of these
19. Two equal sides of an isosceles triangle
are given by the equations 7x – y + 3 = 0 25. In an isosceles triangle ABC, the
and x + y – 3 = 0 and its third side passes coordinates of the points B and C on the
through the point (1, – 10). Then which is base BC are respectively (1, 2) and (2, 1).
not the equation of the third side. If the equation of the line AB is y = 2x,
(a) 3x + y + 7 = 0 (b) x – 3y = 31 then the equation of the line AC is
(c) 3x – y = 13 (d) x + 3y + 29 = 0

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1 x x y
(a) y = (x – 1) (b) y = 32. If for a variable line   1, the
2 2 a b
(c) y = x – 1 (d) 2y = x + 3 1 1 1
condition 2
 2
 2
(c, is a constant)
26. If u = a1x + b1y + c1 = 0, v = a2x + b2y + c2 a b c
a1 b1 c1 is satisfied, then locus of foot of
= 0, and   , then the curve
a2 b2 c2 perpendicular drawn from origin to the
line is
u + kv = 0 is
(a) x2 + y2 = c2/2 (b) x2 + y2 = 2c2
(a) the same straight line u 2 2 2
(c) x + y = c (d) x2 – y2 = c2
(b) different straight line
(c) it is not a straight line 33. The number of integral values of m, for
(d) none of these which the x-coordinate of the point of
intersection of the lines 3x + 4y = 9 and
27. The points (1, 3) and (5, 1) are the
y = mx + 1 is also an integer is
opposite vertices of a rectangle. The other
(a) 2 (b) 0 (c) 4 (d) 1
two vertices lie on the line y = 2x + c, then
the value of c will be 34. The equation of perpendicular bisectors of
(a) 4 (b) –4 (c) 2 (d) –2 the sides AB and AC of a triangle ABC are
x – y + 5 = 0 and x + 2y = 0 respectively. If
28. A straight line through origin bisect the line
the point A is (1, –2), then the equation of
passing through the given points (a cos ,
line BC is
a sin ) and (a cos , a sin ), then the (a) 23x + 14y – 40 = 0
lines are
(b) 14x – 23y + 40 = 0
(a) perpendicular (c) tan–1(2)
(b) parallel
(d) 14x + 23y – 40 = 0

(c) angle between them is 35. In what direction a line be drawn through
4
the point (1, 2) so that its points of
(d) none of these
intersection with the line x + y = 4 is at a
29. The equation of the bisector of the acute distance 6 3 from the given point
angle between the lines 3x – 4y + 7 = 0
(a) 30° (b) 45° (c) 60° (d) 75°
and 12x + 5y – 2 = 0 is
(a) 21x + 77y – 101 = 0 36. Consider the straight line ax + by = c
(b) 11x – 3y + 9 = 0 where a, b, c  R+. This line meets the
(c) 31x + 77y + 101 = 0 coordinate axes at “P” and “Q”
(d) 11x – 3y – 9 = 0 respectively. If the area of triangle OPQ,
“O” being origin, does not depend upon a,
30. The vertex of an equilateral triangle is
b and c, then
(2, –1) and the equation of its base is x +
(a) a, b, c are in GP (b) a, c, b are in GP
2y = 1. The length of its sides is
(c) a, b, c are in AP (d) a, c, b are in AP
(a) 4/ 15 (b) 2/ 15
37. The area of the triangle formed by the
(c) 4/3 3 (d) 1/ 5 lines y = ax, x + y – a = 0 and the y-axis is
31. (sin , cos ) and (3, 2) lie on the same equal to
side of the line x + y = 1, then  lies
2
1 a
(a) (b)
between 2 1 a 1 a
(a) (0, /2) (b) (0, ) 2
1 a a
(c) (/4, /2) (d) (0, /4) (c) (d)
2 1 a 2 1 a

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38. A light ray coming along the line 3x + 4y = (a) 0 (b) 1
5 gets reflected from the line ax + by = 1 1
and goes along the line 5x + 12y = 10 then (c) (d) none of these
abc
64 112
(a) a = ,b= 45. The straight lines x + 2y – 9 = 0, 3x + 5y –
115 15 5 = 0, and ax + by – 1 = 0 are concurrent,
(b) a =
14
,b= 
8 if the straight line 35x – 22y + 1 = 0
15 115 passes through the point
64 8 (a) (a, b) (b) (b, a)
(c) a = ,b= 
115 115 (c) (–a, –b) (d) none of these
64 14 46. If the straight lines 2x + 3y – 1 = 0, x + 2y
(d) a = ,b=
15 15 – 1 = 0, and ax + by – 1 = 0 form a triangle
39. Consider a family of straight lines (x + y) + with origin as orthocenter, then (a, b) is
 (2x – y + 1) = 0. Equation of the straight given by
line belonging to this family that is farthest (a) (6, 4) (b) (–3, 3)
from (1, –3) is (c) (–8, 8) (d) (0, 7)
(a) 13y + 6x = 7 (b) 15y + 6x = 7 47. The combined equation of straight lines
(c) 13y – 6x = 7 (d) 15y – 6x = 7 that can be obtained by reflecting the lines
40. If the point P(a2, a) lies in the region y = lx – 2l in the y-axis is
corresponding to the acute angle between (a) y2 + x2 + 4x + 4 = 0
the lines 2y = x and 4y = x, then (b) y2 + x2 – 4x + 4 = 0
(a) a  (2, 6) (b) a  (4, 6) (c) y2 – x2 + 4x – 4 = 0
(d) y2 – x2 – 4x – 4 = 0
(c) a  (2, 4) (d) none of these
48. The number of triangle that the four
41. The range of value of the ordinate of a
lines y = x + 3, y = 2x + 3, y = 3x + 2,
point moving on the line x = 1, and always
and y + x = 3 from is
remaining in the interior of the triangle
(a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 1
formed by the lines y = x, the x-axis and
x + y = 4, is 49. If one of the lines of my2 + (1 – m2) xy –
(a) (0, 1) (b) [0, 1] mx2 = 0 is a bisector of the angle between
(c) [0, 4] (d) none of these the lines xy = 0 then m is
42. If we reduce 3x + 3y + 7 = 0 to the form x 1
(a) 3 (b) 2 (c)  (d) –1
cos  + y sin  = p, then the value of p is 2

7 7 3 7 7 50. If the equation of the pair of straight lines

(a) (b) (c) (d) passing through the point (1, 1), one
2 3 3 2 3 2
making an angle  with the positive
43. If the slope of a line passing through the direction of the x-axis and the other
point A(3, 2) be 3/4, then the points on the making the same angle with the positive
line which are 5 units away from A, are direction of the y-axis is x2 – (a + 2) xy +
(a) (5, 5), (–1, –1) (b) (7, 5), (–1, –1) y2 + a(x + y – 1) = 0, a  – 2, then the
(c) (5, 7), (–1, –1) (d) (7, 5), (1, 1) value of sin 2 is
44. If the lines ax + y + 1 = 0, x + by + 1 = 0, (a) a – 2 (b) a + 2
and x + y + c = 0 (a, b, c being distinct and (c) 2/(a + 2) (d) 2/a
different from 1) are concurrent, then 51. Equation of a line which is parallel to the
1 1 1 line common to the pair of lines given by
  
1 a 1 b 1 c

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6x2 – xy – 12y2 = 0 and 15x2 + 14xy – 8y2 (c) inclined at an angle of A – B to AB
= 0 and at a distance 7 from it is (d) none of these
(a) 3x – 4y = – 35 (b) 5x – 2y = 7 59. The incenter of the triangle formed by the
(c) 3x + 4y = 35 (d) 2x – 3y = 7 lines x = 0, y = 0, and 3x + 4y = 12 is at
52. The distance between the two lines  1 1  1 1 
represented by the equation 9x2 – 24xy + (a)  ,  (b) (1, 1) (c)  1,  (d)  ,1
 
2 2    2 2 
16y2 – 12x + 16y – 12 = 0 is
8 6 60. A pair of perpendicular straight lines drawn
(a) (b) through the origin form an isosceles
5 5
triangle with line 2x + 3y = 6, then are of
11
(c) (d) none of these the triangle so formed is
5 36 12 13 17
53. The sum of the abscissas of all the points (a) (b) (c) (d)
13 17 5 13
on the line x + y = 4 that lie at a unit
distance from the line 4x + 3y – 10 = 0 is 61. The distance of the line 2x – 3y = 4 from
(a) –4 (b) –3 (c) 3 (d) 4 the point (1, 1) in the direction of the line x
+ y = 1 is
54. The line x = C cuts the triangle with
corners (0, 0); (1, 1) and (9, 1) into two (a) 2 (b) 5 2
regions. For the area of the two regions to 1
(c) (d) none of these
be the same then C must be equal to 2
(a) 5/2 (b) 3 (c) 7/2 (d) 3 or15 62. A straight line L through the point (3, –2) is
55. For all real values of a and b lines (2a + b) inclined at an angle 60° to the line
x + (a + 3b) y + (b – 3a) = 0 and mx + 2y 3 x  y  1 . If L also intersects the x-axis,
+ 6 = 0 are concurrent, then m is equal to then the equation of L is
(a) –2 (b) –3 (c) –4 (d) –5
(a) y  3 x  2  3 3  0
56. The equation of two sides of a square
whose area is 25 sq. units are 3x – 4y = 0 (b) y  3 x  2  3 3  0
and 4x + 3y = 0. Then equations of other (c) 3y  x  3  2 3  0
two sides of the square are
(d) 3y  x  3  2 3  0
(a) 3x – 4y  25 = 0, 4x + 3y  25 = 0
(b) 3x – 4y  5 = 0, 4x + 3y  5 = 0
(c) 3x – 4y  5 = 0, 4x + 3y  25 = 0
(d) none of these
57. The side AB of an isosceles triangle is
along the axes of x with vertex A(–1, 0)
and AB = AC. The equation of the side BC
when A = 120° and BC = 4 3 is
(a) 3x  y  3 (b) x  y  3

(c) x  3 y  3 (d) none of these

58. A and B are two fixed points. The vertex C
of a ABC moves such that cot A + cot B
= constant. Locus of C is a straight line
(a)  to AB
(b) parallel to AB

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