Assignment Class Xi Straight Lines: Answers
Assignment Class Xi Straight Lines: Answers
Assignment Class Xi Straight Lines: Answers
1. Find the ratio in which the line x – y – 2 = 0 divides the line segment joining the points (3 , –1) and
(8 ,9). Find the coordinates of this point.
2. A quadrilateral has the vertices at the points (– 4 , 2), (2 ,6), (8 ,5) and (9 , –7). Show that the mid
points of the sides of the quadrilateral are the vertices of a parallelogram.
3. The points A (0, 0), B (1, 7), C (5, 1) are the vertices of a triangle. Find the length of perpendicular
from A to BC and hence the area of triangle ABC.
4. Find the equations of the sides of the triangle whose vertices are (–1, 8), (4, –2) and (–5 , –3).
5. Find the equations of the straight lines, which passes through the point (3 , 4) and have intercepts on
the axes such that their sum is 14.
6. Find point of intersection of the median of a triangle whose vertices are (–1 , 0) , (5 , – 2) and (8 ,2).
7. Find coordinates of the orthocenter of the triangle whose angular points are (1 , 2), (2 ,3) and (4 ,3).
8. Find coordinates of circumcentre of the triangle whose angular points are (4 , –3), (–2 ,1) and (2 ,3).
9. Show that the medians of the triangle with vertices (–1 ,1), (3 ,10) and (4 ,2) are concurrent.
10. Show that the perpendicular bisectors of the sides of the triangle with vertices (–3, 2), (–1, 7) and
(4 , 3) are concurrent.
11. Show that the altitudes of the triangle with vertices (–4 , –3), (1 ,10) and (5 ,5) are concurrent.
18. Find the distance of the line 4x + 7y + 5 = 0 from the point (1 ,2) along the line 2x – y = 0.
19. Find the equation of the line passing through the intersection of the lines x – 3y + 1 = 0 and
2x + 5y – 9 = 0 and whose distance from the origin is 5 units.
20. Find the equations of straight lines which are perpendicular to the line 3 x +4 y – 7 = 0 and are at a
distance of 3 units from (2, 3).
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ANSWERS 1. 2:3; (5 , 3) 3. units, 17 sq. units 4. 2x + y – 6 = 0; x – 9y – 22 = 0; 11x – 4y + 43 = 0
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9 4 1 7
5. x + y = 7; 4x + 3y = 24 6. (4 ,0) 7. (1 ,6) 8. , 12. tan 13. 45°, 45°, 90° 14. k = 5
7 7 4
6 7 23 5
16. , 17. (2 , – 5) 18. units 19. 2x + y – 5 = 0 20. 4x – 3 y +16 = 0, 4x – 3 y – 14 = 0
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