JEE Questions for Maths Straight Line And Pair Of Straight Lines Quiz 1 - MCQExams.com

The equation of line perpendicular to x = c is
  • y = d
  • x = d
  • x = 0
  • None of these
The lines represented by the equation x2 - y2 - x + 3y - 2 = 0
  • x + y - 1 = 0, x - y + 2 = 0
  • x - y - 2 = 0, x + y + 1 = 0
  • x + y + 2 = 0, x - y - 1 = 0
  • x - y + 1 = 0, x + y - 2 = 0
The lines 15x – 18y + 1 = 0, 12x + 10y – 3 = 0 and 6x + 66y – 11 = 0 are
  • Parallel
  • Perpendicular
  • Concurrent
  • None of these
If the sum of the distances of a point from two perpendicular lines in a plane is 1, then its locus is
  • square
  • circle
  • straight line
  • two intersecting lines
If the lines ax + 2y + 1 = 0, bx + 3y + 1 = 0 and cx + 4y + 1 = 0 are concurrent, then a,b,c are in
  • A.P
  • G.P
  • H.P
  • None of these
The lines 2x + y – 1 = 0, ax + 3y – 3 = 0 and 3x + 2y – 2 = 0 are concurrent for
  • All a
  • a = 4 only
  • –1≤ a ≤ 3
  • a > 0 only
If lines 4x + 3y = 1 ,y = x + 5 and 5y + bx = 3 are concurrent, then b equals
  • 1
  • 3
  • 6
  • 0
The bisector of the acute angle formed between the lines 4x - 3y + 7 = 0 and 3x - 4y +14 = 0 has the equation
  • x + y + 3 = 0
  • x + y - 3 = 0
  • x - y + 3 = 0
  • 3x + y - 7 = 0
The points (–a, – b), (0, 0), (a, b) and (a2, ab) are :
  • Collinear
  • Vertices of a parallelogram
  • Vertices of a rectangle
  • None of these
The point (4,undergoes the following three transformations successively

(i) Reflection about the line y = x.

(ii) Translation through a distance 2 units along the positive direction of x-axis.

(iii) Rotation through an angle p/4 about the origin in the counter clockwise direction.

Then the final position of the point is given by the coordinates.


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The straight lines x + y = 0, 3x + y – 4 = 0, x + 3y – 4 = 0 form a triangle which is
  • isosceles
  • equilateral
  • right angled
  • none of these
The points (2,and (5,are two opposite vertices of a rectangle. If other two vertices are points on the straight line y = 2x + k, then the value of k is
  • 4
  • 3
  • -4
  • -3
  • 1
A straight line perpendicular to the line 2x + y = 3 is passing through (1, 1). Its y -intercept is
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3

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The ratio by which the line 2x + 5y - 7 = 0 divides the straight line joining the points (- 4,and (6, -is
  • 1 : 4
  • 1 : 2
  • 1 : 1
  • 2 : 3
  • 1 : 3
The straight lines x + y = 0, 5x + y = 4 and x + 5y = 4 form
  • an isosceles triangle
  • an equilateral triangle
  • a scalene triangle
  • a right angled triangle
Line L has intercepts a and b on the coordinate axes. When the axes are rotated through a given angle, keeping the origin fixed, the same line L has intercepts p and q, then
  • a2 + b2 = p2 + q2
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  • a2 + p2 = b2 + q2

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Let A (2, -and B (- 2,be vertices of a ∆ABC. If the centroid of this triangle moves on the line 2x + 3y = 1, then the locus of the vertex C is the line
  • 3x - 2y = 3
  • 2x + 3y = 9
  • 2x - 3y = 7
  • 3x + 2y = 5
The point of intersection of lines represented by the equation 3x2 + 8xy - 3y2 + 29x - 3y + 18 = 0 is

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  • (-3,-5)
  • (3,5)

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  • ellipse
  • parabola
  • hyperbola
  • none of these
The equations to a pair of opposite sides of parallelogram are x2 – 5x + 6 = 0 and y2 – 6y + 5 = 0, the equations to its diagonals are
  • x + 4y = 13, y = 4x – 7
  • 4x + y = 13, 4y = x – 7
  • 4x + y = 13, y = 4x – 7
  • y – 4x = 13, y + 4x = 7
The orthocentre of the triangle formed by the lines xy = 0 and x + y = 1 is

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  • (0, 0)

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The straight line 3x + y = 9 divides the line segment joining the points (1,and (2,in the ratio
  • 3 : 4 externally
  • 3 : 4 internally
  • 4 : 5 internally
  • 5 : 6 externally
The equations y = ±√3x, y =1 are the sides of
  • an equilateral triangle
  • a right angled triangle
  • an isosceles triangle
  • a scalene triangle
The equation of a straight line, which passes through the 2008 point (a cos3 θ, a sin3θ) and perpendicular to x sec θ + y cosec θ = a, is

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  • x cos θ -y sin θ = a cos 2 θ
  • x cos θ + y sin θ = a cos 2 θ
  • x cos θ + y sin θ - a cos 2 θ = 1
  • x cos θ -y sin θ + a cos 2 θ = -1
If the line px - qy = r intersects the coordinate axes at (a,and (0, b), then the value of a + b is equal to

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The equations of the lines through (1,and making angles of 45° with the line x + y = 0 are
  • x - 1= 0, x - y = 0
  • x - y = 0, y - l = 0
  • x + y - 2 = 0, y - 1 = 0
  • x - 1 = 0, y - 1 = 0
Let PQR be a right angled isosceles triangle, right angled at P (2, 1). If the equation of the line QR is 2x + y = 3, then the equation representing the pair of lines PQ and PR is
  • 3x2 – 3y2 + 8xy + 20x + 10y + 25 = 0
  • 3x2 – 3y2 + 8xy – 20x – 10y + 25 = 0
  • 3x2 – 3y2 + 8xy + 10x + 15y + 20 = 0
  • 3x2 – 3y2 – 8xy – 10x – 15y – 20 = 0
Joint equation of pair of lines through (3, -and parallel to x2 - 4xy + 3y2 = 0 is
  • x2 +3y2 - 4xy - 14x + 24y + 45 = 0
  • x2 +3y2 + 4xy -14x + 24y + 45 = 0
  • x2 +3y2 + 4xy - 14x + 24y - 45 = 0
  • x2 +3y2 + 4xy - 14x - 24y - 45 = 0
If the slope of one of the lines represented by ax2+2hxy+by2 = 0 is the square of the other, then
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  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
If point P (a, b) lies on the straight line 3x + 2y = 13 and the point Q (b, a) lies on the straight line 4x - y = 5, then equation of the line PQ is
  • x - y = 5
  • x + y = 5
  • x + y = -5
  • x - y = -5
Let PS be the median of the triangle with vertices P(2, 2), Q(6, –and R(7, 3). The equation of the line passing through (1,–and parallel to PS is
  • 2x – 9y – 7 = 0
  • 2x – 9y – 11 = 0
  • 2x + 9y – 11 = 0
  • 2x + 9y + 7 = 0
If the lines ax + ky + 10 = 0, bx + (k + 1)y + 10 = 0 and cx + k (k + 2)y + 10 = 0 are concurrent, then
  • a,b, c are in GP
  • a ,b.e are in HP
  • a ,b ,c are in AP
  • (a + 1)2 = c
  • a + b = c
A straight line through the point A(3,is such that its intercept between the axes is bisected at A. Its equation is
  • 3x - 4y + 7= 0
  • 4x + 3y = 24
  • 3x + 4y = 25
  • x + y = 7
The number of integer values of m, for which the x-coordinate of the point of intersection of the lines 3x + 4y = 9 and y = mx + 1 is also an integer, is
  • 2
  • 0
  • 4
  • 1

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  • clockwise rotation around origin through an angle α
  • anticlockwise rotation around origin through an angle α
  • reflection in the line through origin with slope tan α
  • reflection in the line through origin with slope tan (α/2)
A straight line through the point (1,meets the X-axis at A and Y-axis at B. The locus of the mid-point of AB is
  • 2xy + x + y = 0
  • x + y - 2xy = 0
  • x + y + 2 = 0
  • x + y - 2 = 0
The equation of the pair of straight lines perpendicular to the pair 2x2 + 3xy + 2y2 + 10x + 5y = 0 and passing through the origin, is
  • 2x2 + 5xy + 2y2 = 0
  • 2x2 - 3xy + 2y2 = 0
  • 2x2 + 3xy + y2 = 0
  • 2x2 - 5xy + 2y2 = 0
The distance of the point (1,from the line x + y + 5 = 0 measured along the line parallel to 3x - y = 7 is equal to
  • 4√10
  • 40
  • √40
  • 10√2
  • 2√20
The distance between the lines 5x - 12y + 65 = 0 and 5x - 12y - 39 = 0 is
  • 4
  • 16
  • 2
  • 8

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The distance between the parallel lines y = χ + a, y = χ + b is

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  • |a - b|
  • |a + b|

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If A (2, -and B(6,are two points, then the ratio in which the foot of the perpendicular from (4,to AB divides it, is
  • 8 : 15
  • 5 : 8
  • -5 : 8
  • -8 : 5
If 3 and 4 are intercepts of a line L ≡ 0, then the distance of L ≡ 0 from the origin is
  • 5 units
  • 12 units
  • 5/12 unit
  • 12/5 units
The number of intergral points (integral point means both the coordinates should be integer) exactly in the interior of the triangle with vertices (0,0), (0,and (21,0), is
  • 133
  • 190
  • 233
  • 105
L is a variable line such that the algebraic sum of the distances of the points (1, 1), (2,and (0,from the line is equal to zero. The line L will always pass through
  • (1, 1)
  • (2, 1)
  • (1, 2)
  • (2, 2)
Orthocentre of triangle with vertices (0, 0), (3,and (4,is

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  • (3, 12)

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  • (3, 9)
The distance between the pair of parallel lines given by x2 - 1005x + 2006 = 0 is
  • 1001
  • 1000
  • 1005
  • 2006
Let α be the distance between the lines - x + y = 2 and x - y = 2 and β be the distance between the lines 4x - 3y = 5 and 6y - 8x = 1, then
  • 20√2β = 11α
  • 20√2α = 11β
  • 11√2β = 20α
  • None of the above
If line (tan2 θ + cos2 θ) x2 - 2 tan θ xy + sin2 θ . y2 = 0 makes angles α and β with X - axis, then tan α - tan β is equal to
  • 2
  • 4
  • tan θ
  • 2 tan θ
The line parallel to the X-axis and passing through the point of intersection of the line ax + 2by + 3b = 0 and bx - 2ay - 3a = 0, where (a, b) ≠ (0, 0), is
  • above the X-axis at a distance of 3/2
  • above the X-axis at a distance of 2/3
  • below the X-axis at a distance of 2/3
  • below the X-axis at a distance of 3/2
  • below the X-axis at a distance of 3
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