Chapter-4

Coordinate System and Equations of a Straight Line

Q.1 The location in the plane of the point P (x, y) for which x > 0 and y > 0 is:
a) The first quadrant b) The second quadrant
c) The third quadrant d) The fourth quadrant

Q.2 The location in the plane of the point P (x, y) for which x < 0 and y > 0 is:
a) The first quadrant b) The second quadrant
c) The third quadrant d) The fourth quadrant

Q.3 Location of the set {(x , y)|x < 0, y < 0} in the coordinate plane is:
a) The first quadrant b) The second quadrant
c) The third quadrant d) The fourth quadrant

Q.4 Location of the set {(x , y)|x > 0, y < 0} in the coordinate plane is:
a) The first quadrant b) The second quadrant
c) The third quadrant d) The fourth quadrant

Q.5 Location of the set {(x , y)|x and y have the same sign} in the coordinate plane is:
a) Union of second and fourth quadrants. b) Union of first and second quadrants.
c) Union of third and fourth quadrants. d) Union of first and third quadrants.

Q.6 The location in the plane of the point P (x, y) for which x and y have opposite signs is:
a) The first and second quadrant b) The second and third quadrant
c) The third and fourth quadrant d) The second and fourth quadrant

Q.7 The location in the plane of the point P (x, y) for which x = 0 is:
a) The x – axis b) The y – axis
c) The first quadrant d) The second quadrant

Q.8 The location in the plane of the point P (x, y) for which y = 0 is:
a) The x – axis b) The y – axis
c) The fourth quadrant d) The second quadrant

Q.9 The point P = (x, y) is on the x – axis, then y is:

a) 0 b) 1
c) 2 d) 3

Q.10 Distance between the points (3, 1) and (– 2, – 4) is:

a) 5 b) 5 √2
c) 3 √2 d) √51

Q.11 Distance between the points (– 8, 3) and (2, – 1) is:

a) 2 √30 b) 2 √29
c) 3 √29 d) 4 √29

Q.12 The point (√176, 7) is at a distance of _________ units from the origin.
a) 12 b) 13
c) 14 d) 15

Q.13 The point (10, −10) is at a distance of _________ units from the origin.
a) 10 √2 b) 12
c) 15 d) 20
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Q.14 If A (– 3, – 2) and B (– 8, – 2) then the mid-point of the join of A and B is:
a) (– 11/2, 2) b) (– 11/2, – 2)
c) (11/2, 2) d) (11/2, – 2)

Q.15 Let P1 = (7, 11) and P2 = (3, – 5) then the mid-point of the join of P1 and P2 is:
a) (7/2, 11/2) b) (5, 6)
c) (5, 3) d) (10, 3)

Q.16 Distance between the points A (6, – 2) and B (2, 1), and the mid-point of the line segment AB is:
a) 4; (4, – 1/2) b) 5; (– 4, 1/2)
c) 4; (– 4, 1/2) d) 5; (4, – 1/2)

Q.17 Distance between the points A (4, 5) and B (4, – 4), and the mid-point of the line segment AB is:
a) 8; (4, 1/2) b) 8; (4, – 1/2)
c) 9; (– 4, 1/2) d) 8; (– 4, 1/2)

Q.18 Slope of x-axis or any line parallel to it is __________.

a) 1 b) – 1
c) 0 d) ∞

Q.19 The slope of the line through the points (– 2, 3), (7, 3) is:
a) 0 b) 1
c) – 1 d) ∞

Q.20 Slope of y-axis or any line parallel to it is __________.

a) 0 b) 1
c) – 1 d) ∞

Q.21 The slope of the line joining the points (4, 6), (4, 8) is:
a) 0 b) 1
c) – 1 d) ∞

Q.22 The slope of the line joining the points (– 2, 4), (5, 11) is:
a) 7/5 b) 1
c) – 1 d) 7/4

Q.23 The slope of the line joining the points (3, – 2), (2, 7) is:
a) 9 b) – 9
c) 5 d) 1

Q.24 If l1 and l2 are two parallel lines if m1 – m2 =?

a) 0 b) 1
c) – 1 d) 2

Q.25 Let m1 and m2 are slopes of two mutually perpendicular lines l1 and l2, then
a) m1 + m2 = 0 b) m1 – m2 = 0
c) m1m2 = 0 d) m1m2 = – 1

Q.26 Whether the lines x + y + 4 = 0; and x – y + 6 = 0 are:

a) Parallel b) Perpendicular
c) Neither parallel nor perpendicular d) Concurrent

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Q.27 Whether the lines 5x – y – 4 = 0; and 10x – 2y + 5 = 0 are:
a) Parallel b) Perpendicular
c) Neither parallel nor perpendicular d) Concurrent
Q.28 Whether the lines 4y + 2x – 1 = 0; and x – 2y – 7 = 0 are:
a) Parallel b) Perpendicular
c) Neither parallel nor perpendicular d) Concurrent

Q.29 Whether the lines 3x + 4y – 7 = 0; and 4x – 3y + 6 = 0 are:

a) Parallel b) Perpendicular
c) Neither parallel nor perpendicular d) Concurrent

Q.30 Whether the lines 2x + y – 3 = 0; and 4x + 2y + 5 = 0 are:

a) Parallel b) Perpendicular
c) Neither parallel nor perpendicular d) Concurrent

Q.31 Whether the two lines determined by the points (1, – 2), (2, 4) and (4, 1), (– 8, 2) are:
a) Parallel b) Perpendicular
c) Neither parallel nor perpendicular d) Concurrent

Q.32 The value of ‘k’ so that the line joining (7, 3) and (k, – 6) and the line joining (– 4, 5) and (– 6,
4) are parallel is:
a) – 3 b) – 7
c) – 9 d) – 11

Q.33 The value of ‘k’ so that the line joining (7, 3) and (k, – 6) and the line joining (– 4, 5) and (– 6,
4) are perpendicular is:
a) 21/2 b) 23/2
c) 21 d) 35

Q.34 The slope of the line through the points (x, y) and (7, 11) is 0 then the line is:
a) Parallel to x – axis b) Perpendicular to x – axis
c) Parallel to y – axis d) None of these

Q.35 If two lines are parallel and one of them is parallel to the y-axis, then the other line must also be
___________.
a) Parallel to the x – axis b) Parallel to the y – axis
c) Perpendicular to y – axis d) None of these

Q.36 Any equation of the first degree in x and y represents a ___________.

a) Line b) Curve
c) Pair of lines d) Both ‘a’ and ‘b’

Q.37 Normal form of the equation of the line 3x + y – 2 = 0 is:

3𝑥 𝑦 2 3𝑥 𝑦 2
a) 10 + 10 = 10 b) 10 + = −
√ √ √ √ √10 √10
3𝑥 𝑦 1 3𝑥 𝑦 √10
c) + = d) + = −
√10 √10 √10 √10 √10 5

Q.38 Slope – intercept form of the equation of the line 3x + y – 2 = 0 is:

a) y = 3x + 2 b) y = – 3x – 2
c) y = 3x – 2 d) y = – 3x + 2

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Q.39 Slope – intercept form of the equation of the line 5x + 3y – 15 = 0 is:
5 5
a) y = 3 x + 5 b) y = – 3 x – 5
5 5
c) y = 3 x – 5 d) y = – 3 x + 5

Q.40 The equation of the straight line whose slope is 2 and y-intercept is 5 is:
a) y = 2x + 5 b) y = – 2x + 5
c) y = 2x – 5 d) y = – 2x – 5

Q.41 The equation of the line having slope – 2 and making an intercept – 5 on the y-axis is:
a) 2x + y – 5 = 0 b) 2x – y – 5 = 0
c) 2x + y + 5 = 0 d) 2x – y + 5 = 0

Q.42 The equation of the line having slope – 1 and making an intercept 4 on the y-axis is:
a) x + y + 4 = 0 b) x – y + 4 = 0
c) x – y – 4 = 0 d) x + y – 4 = 0

Q.43 If a line is passing through the origin and its slope is – 3, then the coordinates of P = (x, y) on the
line are:
a) (– 1, 3) b) (3, – 1)
c) (– 3, 1) d) (1, – 3)

Q.44 Equation of the line through (– 6, 5) and having slope 7 is:

a) 7x – y – 47 = 0 b) 7x – y + 47 = 0
c) 7x + y + 47 = 0 d) 7x + y – 47 = 0

Q.45 Equation of the line through (– 2, 2) and having slope 0 is:

a) y = 1 b) y = 0
c) y = – 2 d) y = 2

Q.46 Find the equation of the line through (2, 3) and parallel to the x-axis is:
a) y = 4 b) y = 1
c) y = 3 d) y = 2

Q.47 Equation of the line through (– 2, 2) with slope undefined is:

a) x – 3 = 0 b) x – 2 = 0
c) x = 0 d) x + 2 = 0

Q.48 Find the equation of the line through (2, 3) and parallel to the y-axis is:
a) x = 2 b) x = 0
c) x = 1 d) x = – 2

Q.49 Equation of the line through (11, – 5) and parallel to a line having slope – 24 is:
a) 24x + y + 259 = 0 b) 24x – y – 259 = 0
c) 24x – y + 259 = 0 d) 24x + y – 259 = 0

Q.50 The equation of the line through (– 4, 7) and parallel to the line 2x – 7y + 4 = 0 is:
a) 2x – 7y + 57 = 0 b) 2x – 7y – 57 = 0
c) 2x + 7y + 57 = 0 d) 2x + 7y – 57 = 0

Q.51 Equation of the line through (– 4, – 6) and perpendicular to a line having slope – 3/2 is:
a) 2x – 3y + 10 = 0 b) 2x + 3y + 10 = 0
c) 2x + 3y – 10 = 0 d) 2x – 3y – 10 = 0

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Q.52 Equation of the line through (– 5, – 3) and (9, – 1) is:
a) x – 7y – 16 = 0 b) x – 7y + 16 = 0
c) x + 7y + 16 = 0 d) x + 7y – 16 = 0

Q.53 Equation of the line through (– 4, – 2) and (11, 1) is:

a) x – 5y + 6 = 0 b) x – 5y – 6 = 0
c) x + 5y – 6 = 0 d) x + 5y + 6 = 0

Q.54 Intercepts form of the equation of the line 5x + 3y – 15 = 0 is:

𝑥 𝑦 𝑥 𝑦
a) 3 + 5 = 1 b) 5 + 3 = 1
𝑥 𝑦 𝑥 𝑦
c) 1/3
+ 1/5
=1 d) 1/5
+ 1/3
=1

Q.55 Intercept form of the equation of the line 3x + y – 2 = 0 is:

𝑥 𝑦 𝑥 𝑦
a) + =1 b) + =1
2/3 2 1/3 2
𝑥 𝑦 𝑥 𝑦
c) + =1 d) + =1
3⁄2 2 2/3 1/2

Q.56 Equation of the line having x-intercept – 3 and y-intercept 4 is:

a) 4x – 3y – 12 = 0 b) 4x – 3y + 12 = 0
c) 4x + 3y – 12 = 0 d) 4x + 3y + 12 = 0

Q.57 The equation of the line making an intercepts 2 and 6 on the axes respectively is:
a) 3x + y – 6 = 0 b) 3x + y – 7 = 0
c) 3x – y – 5 = 0 d) 3x + y – 3 = 0

Q.58 The point of intersection of the lines x – 2y + 1 = 0 and 2x – y + 2 = 0 is:

a) (1, 0) b) (– 1, 0)
c) (1, 1) d) (1, – 1)

Q.59 The point of intersection of the lines 3x + y + 12 = 0 and x + 2y – 1 = 0 is:

a) (4, 3) b) (– 5, 3)
c) (6, 2) d) (4, 7)

Q.60 The point of intersection of the lines x + 4y – 12 = 0 and x – 3y + 3 = 0 is:

a) (4, 3) b) (5, 7)
c) (24/7, 15/7) d) (28/9, 23/4)

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Answer Key:

1) a 2) b 3) c 4) d 5) d

6) d 7) b 8) a 9) a 10) b

11) b 12) d 13) a 14) b 15) c

16) d 17) c 18) c 19) a 20) d

21) d 22) b 23) b 24) a 25) d

26) b 27) a 28) c 29) b 30) a

31) c 32) d 33) b 34) a 35) b

36) a 37) a 38) d 39) d 40) a

41) c 42) d 43) a 44) b 45) d

46) c 47) d 48) a 49) d 50) a

51) d 52) a 53) b 54) a 55) a

56) b 57) a 58) b 59) b 60) c

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