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Straight Lines-I IIT-JEE(XI)
1.

The condition that the line

(A) a2 + b2 = 2
1
1
(C) 2 2 = 1
a
b

2.

3.

4.

2
2
x y

= 1 is a tangent to the curve x 3 y 3 1 is

a b
(B) a2 + b2 = 1
2
(D) a2 + b2 =
3

Let P be the point (3, 0) and Q be a moving point (0, 3t). Let PQ be trisected at R so that R
is nearer to Q. RN is drawn perpendicular to PQ meeting the x-axis at N. The locus of the
midpoint of RN is
(A) (x + 3)2 3y = 0
(B) (y + 3)2 3x = 0
2
(C) x y = 1
(D) y2 x = 1
If diagonals of a square be the lines y = x and y = x, and area of square be 2 sq. units then
combined equation of two adjacent sides of the square is
(A) xy =1
(B) xy x y + 1 = 0
(C) xy y = 0
(D) none of these
These vertices of a parallelogram are (1, 3), (7, 13) and (3, 9), then remaining vertex of the
parallelogram can not be
(A) (5, 7)
(B) (-3, -1)
(C) (9, 19)
(D) none of these

5.

Sides of a rhoumbus are parallel to the lines y = x + 2 and 2y = 3x + 3, if diagonals of the

rhombus intersect at point (1, 2) and one vertex lies on x-axis, the co-ordinates of that vertex
are
(A) (1, 0)
(B) (4, 0)
(C) (2, 0)
(D) (3, 0)

6.

In ABC, co-ordinates of B is (0, 0), AB = 2 units, ABC =

the co-ordinates (2, 0). The centroid of the triangle is
1
5
3
,
(A) ,
(B)

2
2

4 3 1
,
(C)
3
3

and the midpoint of BC has

3

(D) none of these

7.

P(m, n) (where m, n are natural numbers is any point in the interior of the quadrilateral
formed by the pair of lines xy = 0 and the lines 2x + y 2 = 0 and 4x + 5y = 20. The possible
number of positions of the points P is
(A) 7
(B) 5
(C) 4
(D) 6

8.

If m be the slope of common tangents of y = x2 x + 1 and y = x2 3x + 1, then m is

equal to ;
(A) 16
(B) 7
(C) 9
(D) none of these

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9.

Two straight lines are at right angels to one another and one of them touches y 2 = 4a(x + a)
and the other y2 = 4b(x + b), the point of intersection of these lines lies on the line
(A) y + a + b = 0
(B) x + a2 + b2 = 0
(C) x + a + b = 0
(D) y + a2 + b2 = 0

10.

If the equation of conic 2x2 + xy + 3y2 3x + 5y + = 0 represents a single point, then the
value of is
(A) 2
(B) 3
(C) 4
(D) 5

11.

If a2 + b2 c2 2ab = 0 then the point of concurrency of family of straight lines ax + by + c = 0

lies on the line
(A) y = x
(B) y = x + 1
(C) y = x
(D) x + y = 1

12.

The point P (2, 1) is shifted through a distance 3 2 units measured parallel to the line
x + y = 1 in the direction of decreasing ordinates, to reach at Q. The image of Q with respect
to given line is;
(A) (3, -4)
(B) (-3, 2)
(C) (0, -1)
(D) none of these

13.

A ray of light incident at the point (-3, -1), gets reflected from the tangent at (0, -1) to the
circle x2 + y2 = 1. If the reflected ray touches the circle, then equation of the reflected ray is;
(A) 4y 3x = 5
(B) 3y 2x = 3
(C) 3x 2y + 7
(D) none of thee

14.

If the lines represented by x2 2pxy y2 = 0 are rotated about origin through an angle one
in clockwise direction and other in anticlockwise direction, then the equation of the bisectors
of the angle between the lines in new position is
(A) px2 + 2xy + py2 = 0
(B) px2 2xy + py2 = 0
2
2
(C) px - 2pxy py = 0
(D) px2 + 2xy py2 = 0

15.

If the product of the intercepts made by the line x tan + y sec = 1 on the co-ordinate axes
is sin then is equal to
(A) /4
(B) /2
(C)
(D) 0

16.

If P, Q and R are three distinct points with co-ordinate ( , m), (1, 2) and (3, 4) and also PQ
is perpendicular to QR ( and m are positive integer), then the value of (7 - 3m) is
(A) 10
(B) 11
(C) 12
(D) 13

17.

For x, y, m N, the sum of the ordinates of the point of intersection of lines y = m x + 1 and
y = 2 x + 11 is
(A) 18
(B) 60
(C) 80
(D) 90

18.

The number of integral values of m for which the abscissa of point of intersection of the
lines y = mx + 2 and 2y = 4 x + 3 is also an integer

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(A) 2
(C) 3

(B) 1
(D) 0

19.

If the slope of one of the lines represented by px 2 + 2qxy + ry2 = 0 is three times of the slope
of other then
(A) 12q2 = 16pr
(B) 4q2 = 3pr
2
(C) 3q = 4pr
(D) 4r2 = 3pq

20.

If the line L1 = x + 2y 6 = 0 and L 2 = 2x + y 4 = 0 cuts the x-axis at A1 and A2 respectively

and y-axis at B1 and B2 respectively then
(A) A1A2B1B2 is a square
(B) A1A2B1B2 is a parallelogram
(C) A1A2B1B2 are concyclic
(D) Line A1B1 and A2B2 intersect at point in the IInd quadrant

21.

All chords of the curve 3x2 y2 2x + 4y = 0 that subtends a right angle at the origin, pass
through a fixed point whose coordinate is
(A) (1, 2)
(B) (1, 2)
(C) (1, 2)
(D) (1, 2)

22.

A ray of light incident at the point (2, 1) gets reflected from the tangent at (0, 1) to the
circle x2 + y2 = 1. The reflected ray touches the circle. The equation the line along which the
incident ray moved is
(A) 4x 3y + 11 = 0
(B) 4x + 3y + 11 = 0
(C) 3x + 4y + 11 = 0
(D) 4x + 3y + 7 = 0

23.

If the area of the rhombus enclosed by the lines lx my n = 0 be 2 square units, then
(A) l, m, n are in G.P
(B) l, n, m are in G.P
(C) lm = n
(D) ln = m

24.

If the area of the triangle formed by the points (2a, b), (a + b, 2b + a), and (2b, 2a) be then
the area of the triangle whose vertices are (a + b, a b), (3b a, b + 3a) and (3a b, 3b a)
will be
3
(A)

(B) 3
2
(C) 4
(D) none of these

25.

The sides of the parallelogram OABC are represented by y = mx, y = nx + 1, y = mx + 1 and

y = nx respectively. Then the equation of the diagonal AC is
(A) 2y = (m + n)x + 1
(B) 2y = (m n)x + 1
(C) y = 2(m + n)x 1
(D) y = (m + n)x + 1

26.

A line making an acute angle with the positive direction of x-axis passes through P (5, 6) to
meet the line x = 6 at Q and y = 9 at R then QR is
2(3 cos sin )
2(cos 3 sin )
(A)
(B)
sin 2
sin 2
2(3 cos sin )
2(cos 3 sin )
(C)
(D)
sin 2
sin 2

27.

If the point P (a2, a) lies in the region corresponding to the acute angle between the lines 2y
= x and 4y = x, then.
(A) a (2, 6)
(B) a (4, 6)

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(C) a (2, 4)

(D) none of these

28.

A ray of light is coming along the line 3x + 4y = 5, gets reflected from the line ax + by = 1 and
goes along the line 5x 12y = 10, then
64
112
14
8
(A) a =
,b=
(B) a =
,b=
115
15
15
115
64
8
64
14
(C) a =
,b=
(D) a =
,b=
115
115
15
15

29.

The equation of the line which belongs to the family of lines x(1 + 3) + y(2 + ) (3 + 5)= 0
and is at a maximum distance from the point (1, 1) is
(A) 10x y = 16
(B) 12x y = 16
(C) 10x 3y = 16
(D) 10x + 3y = 16

30.

If a line y = 3x + 1 cuts the parabola x2 4x 4y + 20 = 0 at A and B, then the tangent of the

angle subtended by line segment AB at origin is
8 3
8 3
(A)
(B)
205
209
8 3
(C)
(D) none of these
215

31.

The number of rational values of m for which the y-coordinate of the point of intersection of
the lines 3x + 2y = 10 and x = my + 2 is an integer is
(A) 2
(B) 4
(C) 6
(D) 8

32.

If slope of one of the lines represented by 2x 2 + 2hxy + 3y2 = 0 is six times the slope of the
other then value of |h| is
7
7
(A)
(B)
5
3
7
(C)
(D) none of these
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33.

Given equation can be written as

coordinates (3a, 4a); (4b, 3b) and (c, c) are collinear
(A) for all values of a, b, c
(B) for no values of a, b, c
2c
2c
(C) if and only if a,
, b are in H.P.
(D) if and only if a,
, b are in A.P.
7
7

42.

The coordinates of the fourth vertex of the parallelogram whose three of the vertex are (-3,
4), (0, -4) and (5, 2) can not be;
(A) (8, -6)
(B) (2, 10)
(C) (-8, -2)
(D) none of these

43.

If A1 and B1 are two variable points on the axis of x and y respectively such that OA 1 + OB1 =
a
(O being the origin), then the locus of the foot of perpendicular drawn from origin on
A1B1 is;
(A) x2 + y2 = a2
(B) x + y = axy
(C) (x + y) (x2 + y2) = axy
(D) x2 + y2 = axy

44.

Point P(2, 4) is translated through a distance 3 2 units measured parallel to the line
y x 1 = 0 , in the direction of decreasing ordinates, to reach at Q, If R is the
image of Q with respect to the line y x 1 = 0, then coordinate of R is ;
(A) (-1, 1)
(B) ( 5, 7)
(C) (6, 6)
(D) (0, 0)

45.

One vertex of the equilateral triangle with centroid at the origin and one side as x + y 2 = 0
is
(A) (-1, -1)
(B) (2, 2)
(C) (-2, -2)
(D) none of these

45.

C
Equation of the perpendicular bisector of the side x + y 2 = 0 is y x + c = 0.
Since the centroid lies on the perpendicular bisector in case of an equilateral triangle;
equation of perpendicular bisector passes through the vertex and the vertex and the origin
should lie on same side of x + y 2 = 0 we can only chose (-2, -2).

46.

One bisector of the angle between the lines given by a(x 1)2 + 2h (x 1)y + by2 = 0 is
+ y 2 = 0. The other bisector is
(A) x 2y = 0
(B) x + 2y = 0
(C) x 2y 1 = 0
(D) x + 2y 1 = 0

47.

The range of for which the points (, 2 + ) and

3 2
, lie on opposite sides of the line
2

2x + 3y = 6 is
(A) (-2, 1)
(C) (-2, 0) (1, )
48.

2x

(B) (-, -2) (0, 1)

(D) (-1, 0) (2, )

A line through the point A (2, 4) intersects the

distance of AP is
5
(A)
(B)
2
3
(C)
(D)
2

line x + y = 9 at the point P. The minimum

7
2
1
2

49.

The bisector of the acute angle between the lines 3x + 4y + 18 = 0 and 15x 8y + 32 = 0 is
given by
(A) 18x 7y + 92 = 0
(B) 12x 54y 73 = 0
(C) 63x + 14y +233 = 0
(D) none of these

50.

The pair of straight lines represented by the equation 2x2 + 2y2 + 8xy + 2 3 x + 2 3 y + 1=0
intersect at the point
1
1
1
1

,
,
(A)
(B)
3 2 3 2
2 3 2 3

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1 1
,
2 2

(C)

1 1
,
4 3

(D)

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1.

The number of triangles having two vertices as (1, 2) and (6, 2) and incentre (4, 6) is
(A) 2
(B) 1
(C) infinite
(D) 0

2.

Let coordinates of the vertex A of a triangle ABC is (3, 5) and equations of the perpendicular
bisectors of the sides AB and AC are 3x + 4y 1 = 0 and 4x 3y + 1 = 0, then coordinates of
the centroid of triangle ABC is
32 74
73 139
,
,
(A)
(B)

37 75
75 75
14 78
,
(C)
(D) none of these
75 75

3.

If the extremities of the base of an isosceles triangle are the points (4, 0) and (0, 2) and the
equation of one of the sides is x = 4, then the area of the triangle is
(A) 5 sq. units
(B) 5/2 sq. units
(C) 10 sq. units
(D) none of these

4.

The line PQ whose equation is x y = 4 cuts the xaxis at P and Q is (5, 1). The line PQ is
rotated about P through 600 in the clockwise direction. The equation of the line PQ in the
new position is
(A) y = (2 + 3 ) x + 4
(B) y = 3 x + 4
(C) y = (2

3)x+4

(D) y = 3 x + 4

5.

The area bounded by the angle bisectors of x2 y2 + 2x + 1 = 0 and the line x + y 5 = 0 is

25
(A) 25 sq. units
(B)
sq. units
2
15
(C) 15 sq. units
(D)
sq. units
2

6.

The area of the circle circumscribing the points of intersection of the lines x 2 6x + 5 = 0 and
y2 12y + 32 = 0 is
(A) 8 sq. units
(B) 6 sq. units
(C) 4 sq. units
(S) 5 sq. units

7.

The sides of ABC is given by x y = 0, x + y = 0 and 2x + y = 1. Then distance between its

circumcentre and centriod, equals
5
5
(A)
(B)
3
3
5
5
(B)
(D)
3
3

8.

Consider the family of lines (x + y 1)+(2x + 3y 5) = 0 and (3x + 2y 4)+(x + 2y 6)= 0,

equation of a straight line that belongs to both the families is
(A) x 2y 8 = 0
(B) x 2y + 8 = 0
(C) 2x + y 8 = 0
(D) 2x y 8 = 0

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9.

Consider points A (1, 3) and B (2, 4). Let P be a point on the line x 2y + 3 = 0. Then
co-ordinate of P such that |PA PB| is maximum, is
17 31
,
(A) (17, 6)
(B)
15 15
(C) (5, 1)
(D) None of these

10.

If

11.

Let A be the fixed point (0, 4) and B be a moving point (2t, 0). Let M be the mid-point of AB
and let the perpendicular bisector of AB meet the y-axis at R. The locus of the mid-point P of
MR is given by
(A) x2 + y2 = 1/4
(B) (y 2)2 x2 = 4
2
(C) y + x = 2
(D) 3x2 + y2 = 8

12.

If the equation of the bisector of obtuse angle between the lines 3x 4y + 7 = 0 and 12x + 5y
k = 0 is 21x + 77y 101 = 0, then the value of k is
(A) 2
(B) 50
(C) 25
(D) 4

13.

If area bounded by the lines y = x, x + y a = 0 and the x-axis is 4 sq. units, then the value
of a is
(A) 2
(B) 8
(C) 1
(D) 4

14.

If area of an equilateral triangle is 12 3 sq. units and p1, p2, p3 are lengths of the
perpendiculars from a point inside the triangle to its side then the maximum value of p1p2p3 is
(A) 8 units
(B) 27 units
(C) 16 units
(D) none of these

b
c

, where a, b, c > 0, then family of lines

c
b
bc
through the point
(A) (1, 1)
(B) 1, 2)
(C) ( 1, 2)
(D) ( 1, 1)
2

ax by c = 0 passes