ANDHERI / BORIVALI / DADAR / CHEMBUR / THANE / MULUND/ NERUL / POWAI

TIME: 1 HR TOPIC:STRAIGHT LINE MARKS: 78

Single Choice Questions (+3, –1)

1. If the line segment joining (2, 3) and (–1, 2) is divided internally in the ratio 3:4 by the line x + 2y =
k then k is
41 5 36 31
(a) (b) (c) (d)
7 7 7 7

2. The coordinates of three consecutive vertices of a parallelogram are (1, 3), (–1, 2) and (2, 5). The
coordinates of the fourth vertex are
(a) (6, 4) (b) (4, 6) (c) (–2,0) (d) none of these

3. The area of the pentagon whose vertices are (4, 1), (3, 6), (–5, 1), (–3, –3) and (–3, 0) is
(a) 30unit 2 (b) 60unit 2 (c) 120unit 2 (d) none of these

4. The points  ,  ,  ,   ,  ,  and  ,   taken in order, where , , ,  are different real

numbers, are
(a) collinear (b) vertices of a square
(c) vertices of a rhombus (d) rhombus

5. The diagonals of a parallelograms PQRS are along the lines x + 3y = 4 and 6x – 2y = 7. Then PQRS
must be a
(a) rectangle (b) square
(c) cyclic quadrilateral (d) rhombus

6. The equation of the straight line which passes through the point (–4, 3) such that the portion of the
line between the axes is divided internally by the point in the ratio 5:3 is
(a) 9x – 20y + 96 = 0 (b) 9x + 20y = 24
(c) 20x + 9y + 53 = 0 (d) none of these

7. The equation of a straight line passing through the point (–2, 3) and making intercepts of equal
lengths on the axes is
(a) 2x + y + 1= 0 (b) x – y = 5
(c) x – y + 5 = 0 (d) none of these

8. The distance of the line 2x – 3y = 4 from the point (1, 1) in the direction of the line x + y = 1 is
1
(a) 2 (b) 5 2 (c) (d) none of these
2

9. The distance between the lines 3x + 4y = 9 and 6x + 8y + 15 = 0 is

3 33 33
(a) (b) (c) (d) none of these
10 10 5
10. If a vertex of an equilateral triangle is the origin and the side opposite to it has the equation x + y = 1
then the orthocenter of the triangle is
1 1  2 2 2 2
(a)  ,  (b)  ,  (c)  ,  (d) none of these
3 3  3 3  3 3

11. The equation of the three sides of a triangle are x = 2, y + 1 = 0 and x + 2y = 4. The coordinates of
the circumcentre of the triangle are
(a) (4, 0) (b) (2, –1) (c) (0, 4) (d) none of these

12. ABC is an equilateral triangle such that the vertices B and C lie on two parallel lines at a distance 6.
If A lies between the parallel lines at a distance 4 from one of them then the length of a side of the
equilateral triangle is
88 4 7
(a) 8 (b) (c) (d) none of these
3 3

13. The number of real values of k for which the lines x – 2y +3 = 0, kx + 3y + 1 = 0 and 4x – ky + 2 = 0
are concurrent is
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) infinite

14. A family of lines is given by 1  2  x  1    y    0,  being the parameter. The line belonging
to this family at the maximum distance from the point (1, 4) is
(a) 4x – y + 1 = 0 (b) 33x + 12 y + 7 = 0
(c) 12 x + 33y = 7 (d) none of these

15. The equations of the sides AB, BC and CA of the  ABC are y – x = 2, x + 2y = 1 and 3x + y + 5 =
0 respectively. The equation of the altitude through B is
(a) x – 3y +1 = 0 (b) x – 3y + 4 = 0
(c) 3x – y + 2 = 0 (d) none of these

16. The range of values of the ordinate of a point moving on the line x = 1, and always remaining in the
interior of the triangle formed by the lines y = x, the x – axis and x + y = 4, is
(a) (0, 1) (b) [0, 1] (c) [0, 4] (d) none of these

17. The equation of the bisector of the acute angle between the lines 2x – y + 4 = 0 and x – 2y = 1 is
(a) x + y + 5 = 0 (b) x – y + 1 = 0
(c) x – y = 5 (d) none of these

18. The equation of the bisector of that angle between the lines x + y = 3 and 2x – y = 2 which contains
the point (1, 1) is
(a)   
5 2 2 x 
5  2 y 3 5 2 2

(b)  52 2x  5 2y  3 5 2 2

(c) 3x = 10
(d) none of these
19. Two lines 2x – 3y = 1 and x + 2y + 3 = 0 divide the x – y plane in four
compartments which are named as shown in the figure. Consider the locations
of the points (2, –1), (3, 2) and (–1, –2). We get
(a)  2  1  IV (b)  3, 2  III
(c)  1, 2  II (d) none of these

20. If the lines y – x = 5, 3x + 4y = 1 and y = mx + 3 are concurrent then the value of m is

19 5
(a) (b) 1 (c) (d) none of these
5 19

21. If the point  cos ,sin  does not fall in that angle between the lines y  x  1 in which the origin
lies then  belongs to
  3    
(a)  ,  (b)  ,  (c)  0,  (d) none of these
2 2   2 2

22. The points (–1,1) and (1,–1) are symmetrical about the line
(a) y + x = 0 (b) y = x (c) x + y = 1 (d) none of these

23. Let P = (1,1) and Q = (3, 2). The point R on the x – axis such that PR + RQ is the minimum is
5  1 
(a)  , 0  (b)  , 0  (c) (3, 0) (d) none of these
3  3 

24. A line has intercepted a, b on the coordinate axes. If the axes are rotated about the origin through an
angle  , then the lie has intercepts p, q on the new position of the axes respectively. Then
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
(a) 2  2  2  2 (b) 2  2  2  2
p q a b p q a b
1 1 1 1
(c) 2
 2  2 2 (d) none of these
p a q b

25. Two points A and B moves on the x – axis and the y – axis respectively such that the distance
between the two points i9s always the same. The locus of the middle point of AB is
(a) a straight line (b) a pair of straight lines
(c) a circle (d) none of these

26. A variable line through the point (a, b) cuts the axes of reference at A and B respectively. The lines
through A and B parallel to the y – axis and the x – axis respectively meet at P. Then the locus of P
has the equation
x y x y a b b a
(a)   1 (b)   1 (c)   1 (d)   1
a b b a x y x y
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1. a 2. b 3. a 4. d 5. b 6. a 7. c

8. a 9. b 10. a 11. a 12. c 13. a 14. c

15. b 16. a 17. b 18. a 19. a 20. c 21. b

22. b 23. a 24. a 25. c 26. c