STRAIGHT LINES

EXERCISE # 1
Part : (A) Only one correct option

1. T he equat ion of t he int ernal bisector of BAC of ABC with vertices A(5, 2), B( 2, 3) and
C(6, 5) is
(A) 2x + y + 12 = 0 (B) x + 2y – 12 = 0 (C) 2x + y – 12 = 0 (D) none of these

2. The lines ax + by + c = 0, where 3a + 2b + 4c = 0 are concurrent at the point :

1 3  3 1
(A)  ,  (B) (1, 3) (C) (3, 1) (D)  , 
2 4 4 2

3. The equation of second degree x2 + 2 2 xy + 2y2 + 4x + 4 2 y + 1 = 0 represents a pair of straight lines.

The distance between them is

4
(A) 4 (B) (C) 2 (D) 2 3
3

4. The straight lines joining the origin to the points of intersection of the line 2x + y = 1 and curve
3x2 + 4xy – 4x + 1 = 0 include an angle :

   
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2 3 4 6

5. Given the points A (0, 4) and B (0,  4), the equation of the locus of the point P (x, y) such that
AP  BP = 6 is :
(A) 9x2  7y2 + 63 = 0 (B) 9x2  7y2  63 = 0
(C) 7x2  9y2 + 63 = 0 (D) 7x2  9y2  63 = 0

6. A triangle ABC with vertices A (  1, 0),B ( 2, 3/4) & C ( 3,  7/6) has its orthocentre H. Then the orthocentre
of triangle BCH will be :
(A) ( 3,  2) (B) (1, 3) (C) (  1, 2) (D) none of these

7. Equation of a straight line passing through the origin and making with x  axis an angle twice the size of the
angle made by the line y = 0.2 x with the x  axis, is :
(A) y = 0.4 x (B) y = (5/12) x (C) 6y  5x = 0 (D) none of these

8. A variable straight line passes through a fixed point (a, b) intersecting the coordinates axes at A & B. If 'O'
is the origin then the locus of the centroid of the triangle OAB is :
(A) bx + ay  3xy = 0 (B) bx + ay  2xy = 0
(C) ax + by  3xy = 0 (D) ax + by  2xy = 0

9. Area of the quadrilateral formed by the lines x + y = 2 is :

(A) 8 (B) 6 (C) 4 (D) none

10. The distance of the point (2, 3) from the line 2 x  3 y + 9 = 0 measured along a line x - y + 1 = 0 is :
(A) 5 3 (B) 4 2 (C) 3 2 (D) 2 2
11. The set of values of 'b' for which the origin and the point (1, 1) lie on the same side of the straight line,
a2x + a by + 1 = 0  a  R, b > 0 are :
(A) b  (2, 4) (B) b  (0, 2) (C) b  [0, 2] (D) (2, )
11. The set of values of 'b' for which the origin and the point (1, 1) lie on the same side of the straight line,
a2x + a by + 1 = 0  a  R, b > 0 are :
(A) b  (2, 4) (B) b  (0, 2) (C) b  [0, 2] (D) (2, )
12. Drawn from the origin are two mutually perpendicular straight lines forming an isosceles triangle together
with the straight line, 2x + y = a. Then the area of the triangle is :
a2 a2 a2
(A) (B) (C) (D) none
2 3 5
13. The line joining two points A (2, 0);B (3, 1) is rotated about A in the anticlock wise direction through an angle
of 15º. The equation of the line in the new position is :

(A) x  3y2=0 (B) x  2y  2 = 0

(C) 3xy2 3 =0 (D) none

14. The line x + 3y  2 = 0 bisects the angle between a pair of straight lines of which one has equation
x  7y + 5 = 0. The equation of the other line is :
(A) 3x + 3y  1 = 0 (B) x  3y + 2 = 0 (C) 5x + 5y  3 = 0 (D) none

15. On the portion of the straight line, x + 2y = 4 intercepted between the axes, a square is constructed on the
side o f the line away f rom the origin. T h en the point of int ersect ion of its diagonals has
coordinates :
(A) (2, 3) (B) (3, 2) (C) (3, 3) (D) none

16. A light beam emanating from the point A(3, 10) reflects from the straight line 2x + y  6 = 0 and then passes
through the point B(4, 3). The equation of the reflected beam is :
(A) 3x  y + 1 = 0 (B) x + 3y  13 = 0 (C) 3x + y  15 = 0 (D) x  3y + 5 = 0

17. The equation of the bisector of the angle between two lines 3 x  4 y + 12 = 0 and
12 x  5 y + 7 = 0 which contains the points ( 1, 4) is :
(A) 21x + 27y  121 = 0 (B) 21x  27y + 121 = 0
 3x  4y  12 12x  5y  7
(C) 21x + 27y + 191 = 0 (D) =
5 13

18. The equation of bisectors of two lines L1 & L2 are 2 x  16 y  5 = 0 and 64 x + 8 y + 35 = 0. If the line L1
passes through (  11, 4), the equation of acute angle bisector of L1 & L2 is :
(A) 2 x  16 y  5 = 0 (B) 64 x + 8 y + 35 = 0 (C) data insufficient (D) none of these

19. The equation of the pair of bisectors of the angles between two straight lines is, 12x2  7xy  12y2 = 0. If the
equation of one line is 2y  x = 0 then the equation of the other line is :
(A) 41x  38y = 0 (B) 38x  41y = 0 (C) 38x + 41y = 0 (D) 41x + 38y = 0

20. If t he s traight lines joining the o rigin and t he p oints of intersection of t he c urve
5x2 + 12xy  6y2 + 4x  2y + 3 = 0 and x + ky  1 = 0 are equally inclined to the x-axis then the value of k
is equal to :
(A) 1 (B)  1 (C) 2 (D) 3

21. If the points of intersection of curves C1 =  x2 + 4 y2  2 x y  9 x + 3 &

C2 = 2 x 2 + 3 y2  4 x y + 3 x 1 subtends a right angle at origin, then the value of  is :
(A) 19 (B) 9 (C)  19 (D)  9

Part : (B) May have more than one options correct

22. The equation of the bisectors of the angle between the two intersecting lines :

x3 y5 x3 y5 x 3 y5 x 3 y5

= and = are = and = then
cos  sin  cos  sin  cos  sin   
 
(A)  = (B)  = – sin  (C)  = cos  (D)  = sin 
2
23. Equation of a straight line passing through the point of intersection of x – y + 1 = 0 and 3x + y – 5 = 0 are
perpendicular to one of them is
(A) x + y + 3 = 0 (B) x + y – 3 = 0 (C) x – 3y – 5 = 0 (D) x – 3y + 5 = 0

24. Three lines px + qy + r = 0, qx + ry + p = 0 and rx + py + q = 0 are concurrent if

(A) p + q + r = 0 (B) p2 + q2 + r 2 = pq + qr + rp
(C) p + p + r = 3 pqr
3 3 3
(D) none of these

25. Equation of a straight line passing through the point (4, 5) and equally inclined to the lines,
3x = 4y + 7 and 5y = 12x + 6 is
(A) 9 x  7 y = 1 (B) 9 x + 7 y = 71 (C) 7 x + 9 y = 73 (D) 7 x  9 y + 17 = 0

26. If the equation, 2x2 + k xy  3y2  x  4y  1 = 0 represents a pair of lines then the value of k can be:
(A) 1 (B) 5 (C)  1 (D)  5

27. If a2 + 9b2 4c2 = 6 ab then the family of lines ax + by + c = 0 are concurrent at :

(A) (1/2, 3/2) (B) (  1/2,  3/2) (C) ( 1/2, 3/2) (D) (1/2,  3/2)

Exercise # 2
y2  y3 y 3  y1 y1  y 2
1. If the points (x 1, y1), (x2, y2) and (x 3, y3) be collinear, show that x 2 x 3 + x 3 x1 + x1x 2 = 0.

2. Find the length of the perpendicular from the origin upon the straight line joining the two points whose
coordinates are (a cos , a sin ) and (a cos , a sin ).

3. Show that the product of the perpendiculars drawn from the two points (± a 2  b 2 , 0) upon the straight

x y
line cos  + sin  = 1 is b2.
a b

4. Find the equation of the bisector of the acute angle between the lines 3x – 4y + 7 = 0 and
12x + 5y – 2 = 0.

5. Find the equation to the pair of straight lines joining the origin to the intersections of the straight line
y = mx + c and the curve x2 + y2 = a2. Prove that they are at right angles if 2c 2 = a2 (1 + m 2).

6. The variable line x cos + y sin = 2 cuts the x and y axes at A and B respectively. Find the locus of the
vertex P of the rectangle OAPB, O being the origin.

7. If A(x 1, y1), B(x 2, y2), C(x 3, y3) are the vertices of the triangle then show that :

x y 1 x y 1
(i) The median through A can be written in the form x1 y1 1  x1 y1 1 = 0.
x2 y2 1 x3 y3 1
x y 1 x y 1
(ii) the line through A & parallel to BC can be written in the form ; x1 y1 1  x1 y1 1 = 0.
x2 y2 1 x3 y3 1

x y 1 x y 1
(iii) equation to the angle bisector through A is b x1 y1 1  c x1 y1 1 = 0.
x2 y2 1 x3 y 3 1

where b = AC & c = AB.

8. Is there a real value of  for which the image of the point ( ,  1) by the line mirror 3 x + y = 6  is the
point ( 2 + 1,  ) ? If so, find  .

9. If the straight lines, ax + by + p = 0 & x cos  + y sin  p = 0 enclose an angle /4 between them, and meet
the straight line x sin  y cos = 0 in the same point, then find the value of a2 + b2 .

10. Drive the conditions to be imposed on  so that (0,  ) should lie on or inside the triangle having sides
y + 3x + 2 = 0, 3y  2x  5 = 0 & 4y + x  14 = 0.

11. A straight line L is perpendicular to the line 5x  y = 1. The area of the triangle formed by the line L & the
coordinate axes is 5. Find the equation of the line.

12. Two equal sides of an isosceles triangle are given by the equations 7x – y + 3 = 0 and x + y – 3 = 0 and its
third side passes through the point (1, –10). Determine the equation of the third side.

13. Find the equations of the straight lines passing through the point (1, 1) and parallel to the lines represented
by the equation, x2  5 xy + 4y2 + x + 2 y  2 = 0.

14. Find the coordinates of the vertices of a square inscribed in the triangle with vertices
A (0, 0), B (2, 1), C (3, 0); given that two of its vertices are on the side AC.

15. T he equat ions of perpendic ulars of the sides AB & AC of  ABC are x  y  4 = 0 and
2x  y  5 = 0 respectively. If the vertex A is ( 2, 3) and point of intersection of perpendiculars bisectors

3 5
 ,  is, find the equation of medians to the sides AB and AC respectively..
2 2

16. The sides of a triangle are 4x + 3y + 7 = 0, 5x + 12y = 27 and 3x + 4y + 8 = 0. Find the equations of the
internal bisectors of the angles and show that they are concurrent.

17. A ray of light is sent along the line x  2y  3 = 0. Upon reaching the line 3x  2y  5 = 0, the ray is reflected
from it. Find the equation of the line containing the reflected ray.

18. A triangle is formed by the lines whose equations are AB : x + y – 5 = 0, BC : x + 7y – 7 = 0 and CA : 7x +

y + 14 = 0. Find the bisector of the interior angle at B and the exterior angle at C. Determine the nature of
the interior angle at A and find the equation of the bisector.

19. Find the equations of the sides of a triangle having (4, –1) as a vertex, if the lines x – 1 = 0 and
x – y – 1 = 0 are the equations of two internal bisectors of its angles.

20. The equations of the altitudes AD, BE, CF of a triangle ABC are x + y = 0, x – 4y = 0 and 2x – y = 0
respectively. Thr coordinates of A are (t, –t). Find coordinates of B and C. Prove that it t varies the locus of
the centroid of the triangle ABC is x + 5y = 0.

21. For points P = (x1, y1) and Q = (x 2, y2) of the co-ordinate plane, a new distance d(P, Q) is defined by
d(P, Q) = |x 1 – x 2| + |y1 – y2|. Let O = (0, 0) and A = (3, 2). Prove that the set of points in the first quadrant
which are equidistant (with respect to the new distance) from O and A consists of the union of a line
segment of finite length and an infinite ray. Sketch this set in a labelled diagram.
22. Let ABC and PQR be any two triangles in the same plane. Assume that the prependiculars from the points
A, B, C to the sides QR, RP, PQ respectively are concurrent. Using vector methods or otherwise, prove that
the prependiculars from P, Q, R to BC, CA, AB respectively are also concurrent.

23. A straight line L through the origin meets the lines x + y = 1 and x + y = 3 at P and Q respectively. Through
P and Q two straight lines L1 and L2 are drawn parallel to 2x – y = 5 and 3x + y = 5 respectively. Lines L1 and
L2 intersect at R. Show that the locus of R, as L varies, is a straight line.

24. A straight line L with negative slope passes through the point (8, 2) and cuts the positive coordinate axes at
points P and Q. Find the absolute minimum value of OP + OQ, as L varies, where O is the origin.

25. The area of the triangle formed by the intersection of a line parallel to x-axis and passing through P(h, k)
with the lines y = x and x + y = 2 is 4h2. Find the locus of the point P.

EXERCISE # 1
1. C 2. D 3. C 4. A 5. A 6. D 7. B

8. A 9. A 10. B 11. B 12. C 13. C 14. C

15. C 16. B 17. A 18. A 19. A 20. B 21. C

22. ABC 23. BD 24. ABC 25. AC 26. AD 27. CD

EXERCISE # 2
 
2. a cos   4. 11x – 3y + 9 = 0
 2 

1 1 1
6. 2
 2  8. 2 9. 2
x y 4

10. 5/3 7/2 11. x + 5y + 5 2 = 0 or x + 5y  5 2 = 0

12. x – 3y – 31 = 0 or 3x + y + 7 = 0 13. (x  4 y + 3) (x  y) = 0 or x2  5 x y + 4 y2 + 3 x  3 y = 0

3  9   3 3  9 3
14.  , 0   , 0  ,  , ,  ,  15. x + 4y = 4; 5x + 2y = 8 17. 29x  2y = 31
2  4  2 4 4 4

18. 3x + 6y – 16 = 0; 8x + 8y + 7 = 0; 12x + 6y – 11 = 0

19. 2x – y + 3 = 0, 2x + y – 7 = 0; x – 2y – 6 = 0

 2t t t 
20. B   ,   , C  , t 24. 18 25. y = 2x + 1 or y = –2x + 1
 3 6  2 