P.M.

Math

7. A ray of light start from P(1,2), reflect on

x-axis at A and hence passing through Q(5,3)
find the coordinates of A.

8. Find the equation of the straight line through the

point a intersection of the lines 2y-3x+16=0 and
3x+y=1 through the centroid of the triangle
whose vertices are (4 ,-3) (2, -7) and (-9, -20).

9. Show that the equation of the straight line

through (α, β) and through the point of
intersection of the lines a₁x+b₁y + c₁ = 0 and a2x
+ b₂y + c₂ = 0 is
a₁x + b1 y + c₁ a2 x + b₂y + c₂
=
a₁a + b₁β + c₁ a1 a + b1 β + c2

10. Prove that the locus of the mid-point of the

portion of the line segment made by the straight
line xcos𝜃+ysin𝜃 = p upon the coordinate axes is
p2(x²+y2) = 4x2y2.
1. The numerical value of the area of the triangle
formed by a moving line on the coordinate axes is 11. A variable straight line AB intersecting the x and
2c2. Find the locus of the middle point of the y-axes at A and B always passes through a fixed
portion of the line intercepted between the axes. point (α, β). Find the locus of the point dividing
AB in the ratio 2:1
2. Show that the straight line(a+2b)x+(a-3b)y+b-
a=0 always passes through a fixed point; find the 12. A straight line forms a right angled triangle with
coordinates of that fixed point. the axes of coordinates. If the hypotenuse is 10
unit and the area of the triangle is 24 square unit,
3. Show that the equation of the straight line xcos α
find the equation of the straight line.
+ ysin α = p can be expressed in the following
x−p cos a 𝑦 −𝑝 sin 𝑎
form: = =𝑟 13. The extremities of the base of an isosceles
–sina cos 𝑎
triangle have coordinates (2a, 0) and (0, a); if
4. If p₁ and P2 be the lengths of the perpendiculars the equation of one of the equal sides be x = 2a,
from the origin upon the lines 4x+3y=5 cosα and find the equations of the other two sides and the
6x-8y = 5sinα respectively, show that, area of the triangle.
𝑝12 +4𝑝22 =1.
14. A(2,5) and B(-3,-4) are two fixed points; the
5. Find the equation of the straight line which point p divides the line-segment 𝐴𝐵 internally
passes through the point of intersection of the in the ratio k : 1. Find the coordinates of P. If k
straight lines 3x-4y+1=0 and 5x+y-1 = 0 and is variable, deduce from above, the equation of
makes equal intercepts upon the coordinate axes. the line joining A and B.
3
6. Find the equation of the straight line which 15. A straight line has slope and it passes through
4
makes intercepts on the axes equal in magnitude the point A(-2,-5). Find the coordinates of a point
but opposite in sign and passes through the point B on this line where 𝐴𝐵 = 10 unit.
of intersection of the lines x+3y+4=0 and 2x-y=
13. Also find the perpendicular distance of the
line from the origin.
16. A straight line passes through the point A(1, 2) 27. A ray of light passing through the point (1, 2)
and makes an angle 𝜃 with the positive direction reflects on the axis of x at the point A and the
of x-axis. Find 𝜃, given that the distance of A from reflected ray passes through the point (5, 3).
the point of intersection of this √6 line with the Determine the coordinates of the point A.
√6
line x+y=4 is unit. 28. he equations of two adjacent sides of a
3
parallelogram are 4x+5y=0 and 7x+2y=0. If
17. If ab + be + ca = 0, show that the lines
x y 1 x y 1 x y 1
the equation of its one diagonal be 11x+7y=9,
+ = , + = and + = are concurrent. find the equation of its other diagonal.
a b c b c a c a b
18. Show that the area of the triangle formed by the 29. Find the equation of the straight line which is
straight lines y=m1x+c₁, y = m2x + c₂ and x = 0 parallel to the straight line 3x+2y-6=0 and
1 𝑐1 −𝑐2 2 which forms a triangle of area 21 square units
is
2 𝑚 1 −𝑚 2 with the straight lines x-2y=0 and y-2x=0.
19. A variable straight line through the point of 30. Show that the distance of the point (xo,yo) from
𝑥 𝑦
intersection of the two lines + = 1 and the line ax+by+c=0 measured parallel to a line
3 2
𝑥 𝑦
+ = 1 meets the coordinate axes at A and B. making an angle 6 with the positive direction of
2 2 𝑎𝑥 0 +𝑏𝑦 0 +𝑐
Find the locus of the middle point of AB. x-axis is −
𝑎 cos 𝜃+𝑏 sin 𝜃

20. Show that the equation of the straight line 31. Find the equations of the straight lines which
passing through (acos3𝜃, asin3𝜃) and pass through the origin and make an angle of
perpendicular to the straight line x sec𝜃+y 75° with the line x+y+√3(y-x) = a.
cosec𝜃a is x cos𝜃-y sin𝜃 = acos2𝜃.
32. Find the distance of the line 3x-2y-1= 0 from
𝑥 𝑦
21. The straight line + = 1 passes through the the point (5, 3) measured in a direction making
𝑎 𝑏
point o a b intersection of the straight lines an angle 45° with the given line.
7x+9y=3 and 2y-x+7=0 and makes an angle
33. Show that the four lines 𝑦 = 0, 𝑦 = 2, 𝑦 −
90° with the straight line 5x-6y+15=0; find the
values of a and b. √3𝑥 = 0 and 𝑦 + √3𝑥 = 8√3 form a cyclic
trapezium. Find the coordinates of its vertices
22. The straight line 8x-18y+ 31= 0 bisects and also its area.
perpendicularly the straight line-segment
joining the points P(2,8) and Q(h, k): find the 34. A straight line L is perpendicular to the straight
values of h and k.. line 5𝑥 − 𝑦 = 1. The area of the triangle, which
the line L makes with coordinate axes, is 5 sq
23. Find the distance of the line 3x+y+4=0 from unit. Find the equation to L.
the point (2,5) measured parallel to the line
3x-4y+8=0. 35. A ray of light is coming from a point (4, 5).
Upon reaching the x-axis the ray is reflected
24. The equations of the sides BC, CA and AB of the from a point A on the x-axis and then passes
∆ABC are 2x+y+1= 0, 2x+3y+1= 0 and through the point (10, 5). Find the coordinates
3x+4y+3 = 0 respectively. Find the equation of of the point A and also the equations of
the perpendicular drawn from A on the side BC. the reflected ray.

25. A straight line AB intersects the y-axis at B and 36. If P1 and P2 be the lengths of the perpendiculars
the perpendicular to AB at B intersects the x- from the origin upon the lines x sin 𝜃 +y
𝑎
axis at C. If the equation of the straight line AB cos𝜃 = sin 2𝜃 and x cos𝜃 –y sin𝜃 = acos2 𝜃,
𝑥 𝑦 2
is − = −1, find the coordinates of the point prove that, 4𝑝12 + 𝑝22 = 𝑎².
3 4
C.
37. Find the equation of the straight line
26. Find the area of the parallelogram formed by equidistant from the point (2,-2) and the line
the lines 𝑦 = 𝑚𝑥, 𝑦 = 𝑚𝑥 + 1, 𝑦 = 𝑛𝑥 and 3x-4y+1=0.
𝑦 = 𝑛𝑥 + 1
38. Find the equations of the two straight lines
parallel to the line 3x+4y= 15 and at a distance
of 7.5 unit from the point (1,-2).

39. Find the locus of the foot of the perpendicular

from the point (a, 0) to the straight line x-ty+
at2= 0, t being variable.

40. The equations of two sides of a triangle are

𝑥 + 4𝑦 = 7 and 2𝑥 − 5𝑦 = 1. If the equations
of its base be 𝑥 + 𝑦 = 2, find the length and the
equation of its altitude.
41. Show that the product of the perpendiculars
drawn from the two points (±√𝑎2 − 𝑏 2 , 0)
𝑥 𝑦
upon the straight line cos𝜃 + sin𝜃 = 1 is b².
𝑎 𝑏

42. Find the image of the point (−3, −1) with

respect to the straight line 3𝑦 + 2𝑥 + 22 = 0.

43. Show that any point on the straight line

11𝑥 − 3𝑦 + 11 = 0 is equidistant from the
straight lines 12𝑥 + 5𝑦 + 12 = 0 and
3𝑥 − 4𝑦 + 3 = 0.

44. Show that the perpendiculars dropped from

any point of the straight line 9𝑥 + 3𝑦 = 20
upon the two straight lines 𝑥 + 3𝑦 = 6 and
13𝑥 − 9𝑦 = 10 are equal.

45. Find the foot of the perpendicular from the

point (−2, 6) on the straight line 2𝑥 + 3𝑦 = 1.
What are the coordinates of the point which is
the image of (−2, 6) with respect to the given
line.

46. Two sides of a square have the equations

5𝑥 + 12𝑦 − 10 = 0 and 5𝑥 + 12𝑦 + 29 = 0.
The coordinates of a point on the third side are
(3, 5). Find the equations to the other sides of . . ∴
the square.