POINT & STRAIGHT LINE WARM UP

BY PANKAJ BALUJA

Point
1. If the sum of the distances of a point from two perpendicular lines in a plane is 1, then its locus
is

(a) square (b) circle (c) straight line (d) two intersecting lines

2. If P (1, 0), Q (–1, 0) and R (2, 0) are three given points, then the locus of S satisfying the
relation SQ2 + SR2 = 2SP2 is

(a) a st. line || to x-axis (b) a circle thro’ the origin

(c) a circle with centre at the origin (d) a st. line || to y-axis

 ( 3  1)   1 1   1
3. The orthocenter of the triangle with vertices  2,  ,  ,   and  2   is-
 2  2 2  2

3 3  3  1 5 3  2 1 1
(a)  ,  (b)  2,   (c)  ,   (d)  ,  
2 6   2  4 4  2 2

4. The orthocenter of the triangle formed by the lines xy = 0 and x + y = 1 is

1 1 1 1 1 1
(a)  ,  (b)  ,  (c) (0, 0) (d)  , 
2 2 3 3 4 4

5. The diagonals of parallelogram 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. If the vertices P, Q, R of a triangle PQR are rational points, which of the following points of the
triangle PQR is (are) not always rational points (s) ?

(a) Centroid (b) Incentre (c) Circumcentre (d) Orthocentre

7. If P (1, 2), Q (4, 6) R (5, 7) and S(a, b) are the vertices of a parallelogram PQRS, then

(a) a = b, b = 4 (b) a = 3, b = 4 (c) a = 2, b = 3 (d) a = 3 , b = 5

8. If x1, x2, x3 as well as y1, y2, y3 are in G.P. wih the same common ratio, then the points

(x1, y1), (x2, y2) and (x3, y3)

(a) lie on straight line (b) lie on an ellipse

(c) lie on a circle (d) are vertices of a triangle

9. The incentre of the triangle with vertices (1, 3) , (0, 0) and (2, 0) is

 3 2 1  2 3  1 
(a)  1,  (b)  , (c)  , (d)  1,
 2  3 3
  3 2  

3
  
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10. Orthocentre of the triangle whose vertices are A (0, 0), B (3, 4) & C (4, 0) is:

 3  5
(a)  3,  (b)  3,  (c) (3, 12) (d) (2, 0)
 4  4

ANSWER KEY

Q.No 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Ans. a d b c d b c a d a

Straight Line
1. The equation of the lines through the points (2, 3) and making an intercept of length 2 units
between the lines y + 2x = 3 and y + 2x + 5 are

(a) x + 3 = 0 (b) y – 2 = 0 (c) x – 2 = 0 (d) None of these

2. let the algebraic sum of the perpendicular distances from the points A (2, 0) (0, 2) C(1, 1) to a
variable line be zero. Then all such lines:

(a) passes through the point (–1, 1) (b) passes through the fixed point (1, 1)

(c) touches some fixed circle (d) None of these

3. If one of the diagonals of a square is along the line x = 2y and one of its vertices is (3, 0) then
its sides through this vertex are given by the equations

(a) y – 3x + 9 = 0, 3y + x – 3 = 0 (b) y + 3x + 9 = 0, 3y + x – 3 = 0

(c) 3x2 – 3y2 + 8xy + 10x + 15y + 20 = 0 (d) 3x2 – 3y2 – 8xy – 10x – 15y – 20 = 0

4. All points lying inside the triangle formed by the points (1, 3), (5, 0), (–1, 2) satisfy:

(a) 3x + 2y  0 (b) 2x + y – 13 0 (c) –2x + y 0 (d) None of these

5. Let PQR be a right angled isosceles triangle, right angled at P(2, 1). If the equation of the line
QR is 2x + y = 3, then the equation representing the pair of lines PQ and PR is-

(a) 3x2 – 3y2 + 8xy + 20x + 10y + 25 = 0 (b) 3x2 – 3y2 + 8xy – 20x – 10y + 25 = 0

(c) 3x2 – 3y2 + 8xy + 10x + 15y + 29 = 0 (d) 3x2 – 3y2 – 8xy – 10x – 15y – 20 = 0

6. Let PS be the median of the triangle with vertices P(2, 2), Q(6, –1) and R(7, 3). The equation of
the line passing through (1, –1) and parallel to PS is-

(a) 2x – 9y – 7 = 0 (b) 2x – 9y – 11 = 0 (c) 2x + 9y – 11 = 0 (d) 2x + 9y + 7 = 0

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7. Find the number of integer value of m which makes the x coordinates of point of intersectionof
lines. 3x + 4y = 9 and y = mx + 1 integer.

(a) 2 (b) 0 (c) 4 (d) 1

8. Area of the parallelogram formed by the linen y = mx, y = mx + 1, y = nx, y = nx + 1 is

(a) |m + n|/(m – n)2 (b) 2/|m + n| (c) 1/|m + n| (d) 1/|m – n|

9. A straight line through the origin O meets the parallel lines 4x + 2y = 9 and 2x + y + 6 = 0 at
the points P and Q respectively. Then the point O divides the segment PQ in the ratio-

(a) 1 : 2 (b) 3 : 4 (c) 2 : 1 (d) 4 : 3

10. Let P = (–1, 0), Q = (0, 0) and R = (3, 3 3) be three points. Then the equation of the bisector
of the angle PQR is-

(a) ( 3 / 2) x + y = 0 (b) x + 3x = 0

(c) 3x + y =0 (d) x + ( 3 / 2) y = 0

11. Let 0<  < /2 be a fixed angle. If P = (cos , sin ) and Q = (cos (–)), sin (–)) then Q
is obtained from P by-

(a) clockwise rotation around origin through an angle

(b) anticlockwise rotation around origin through an angle

(c) reflection in the line through origin with slope tan

(d) reflection in the line through origin with slope tan /2

12. A pair of straight lines x2 – 8x + 12 = 0 & y2 – 14y + 45 = 0 are forming a square. What is the
centre of circle inscribed in the square:

(a) (3, 2) (b) (7, 4) (c) (4, 7) (d) (0, 1)

13. Area of the triangle formed by the line x + y = 3 and the angle bisector of the pair of lines

x2 – y2 + 2y = 1, is-

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

ANSWER KEY

Q.No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

Ans. c b a a b d a d b c d c c

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