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1. A triangle ABC lying in the first quadrant has two vertices as 6. Let O(0 , 0) and A(0 ,1) be two fixed points. Then the locus of a point P
A(1 , 2) and B(3 , 1) . If ∠ BAC=90 ∘, and area of △ ABC =5 √ 5 sq. such that the perimeter of △ AOP is 4 , is:
units, then the abscissa of the vertex C is:
(a) 8 x 2−9 y 2 +9 y=18
(a) 1+ √5 (b) 1+2 √5 (c) 2+ √5 (d) 2 √5−1 (b) 9 x 2−8 y 2 +8 y=16
2 2
(c) 9 x + 8 y −8 y=16
2. If the perpendicular bisector of the line segment joining the points P(1 , 4)
(d) 8 x 2+ 9 y 2−9 y=18
and Q(k ,3) has y -intercept equal to −4, then a value of k is:
7. Two vertices of a triangle are (0 , 2) and (4 , 3) . If its orthocentre is at the
(a) −2 (b) −4 (c) √ 14 (d) √ 15 origin, then its third vertex lies in which quadrant?

3. If a △ ABC has vertices A(−1, 7), B(−7 , 1) and C (5 ,−5), then its (a) third (b) second (c) first (d) fourth
orthocentre has coordinates:
8. If a straight line passing through the point P(−3 , 4 ) is such that its

(a)
( −35 , 35 ) (b) (−3 , 3) (c)
( 35 ,− 35 ) (d) (3 ,−3)
intercepted portion between the coordinate axes is bisected at P , then its
equation is:

(a) 3 x−4 y +25=0 (b) 4 x−3 y +24=0

4. Let A(1 , 0), B(6 , 2) and C ( )
3
2
, 6 be the vertices of a triangle ABC . If P (c) x− y +7=0 (d) 4 x+3 y =0
is a point inside the triangle ABC such that the triangles APC , APB and
9. If in a parallelogram ABDC , the coordinates of A , B and C are respectively
BPC have equal areas, then the length of the line segment PQ , where Q is
(1 , 2), (3 , 4) and (2 , 5) , then the equation of the diagonal AD is:
the point
(
−7 1
6 3 )
,− , is ______.
(a) 5 x−3 y +1=0 (b) 5 x+ 3 y−11=0
5. A triangle has a vertex at (1 , 2) and the mid points of the two sides through it (c) 3 x−5 y +7=0 (d) 3 x+ 5 y−13=0
are (−1 , 1) and (2 , 3). Then the centroid of this triangle is:
10. A point P moves on the line 2 x−3 y +4=0 . If Q(1 , 4) and R(3 ,−2)
are fixed points, then the locus of the centroid of △ PQR is a line:
(a)
(1 , 73 ) (b)
( 13 , 2) (c)
( 13 , 1) (d)
3
(a) with slope (b) parallel to x -axis
( )
1 5
,
3 3
(c) with slope
2
2
(d) parallel to y -axis
3
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11. If the line 3 x+ 4 y −24=0 intersects the x -axis at the point A and the y - 3
16. Lines are drawn parallel to the line 4 x−3 y +2=0 , at a distance from the
axis at the point B, then the incentre of the triangle OAB , where O is the 5
origin, is: origin. Then which one of the following points lies on any of these lines?

( −14 , 23 ) ( 14 , 13 ) ( 14 , 13 )
(a) (3 , 4) (b) (2 , 2) (c) (4 , 3)
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(d) (4 , 4)

12. Let L denote the line in the xy -plane with x and

y intercepts as 3 and 1
respectively. Then the image of the point (−1 ,−4) in this line is:
( −14 , 23 )
17. If the two lines x +(a−1) y=1 and 2 x+ a2 y=1 (a ∈ R−{0 ,1 }) are
(a)
( 11 28
,
5 5 ) (b)
( 29 8
,
5 5 ) (c)
( 8 29
,
5 5 ) (d) perpendicular, then the distance of their point of intersection from the origin is:

( 295 , 115 ) √ √2
2 2 2
(a) (b) (c) (d)
5 5 √5 5

1 2 18. A rectangle is inscribed in a circle with a diameter lying along the line
13. If the line, 2 x− y +3=0 is at a distance and from the lines 3 y=x +7 . If the two adjacent vertices of the rectangle are (−8 , 5) and
√5 √5
4 x−2 y+ α =0 and 6 x−3 y + β=0 , respectively, then the sum of all (6 , 5), then the area of the rectangle (in sq. units) is:
possible value of α and β is ______.
(a) 84 (b) 98 (c) 72 (d) 56
14. The locus of the mid-points of the perpendiculars drawn from points on the
line, x=2 y to the line x= y is:
19. Suppose that the points (h , k ), (1 , 2) and (−3 , 4 ) lie on the line L1. If a line

(a) 2 x−3y=0 (b) 5 x−7 y=0 L2 passing through the points (h , k ) and (4 , 3) is perpendicular to L1, then
(c) 3 x−2 y=0 (d) 7 x−5 y=0 k
equals:
h
15. A straight line L at a distance of 4 units from the origin makes positive
intercepts on the coordinate axes and the perpendicular from the origin to this 1 1
(a) (b) 0 (c) 3 (d)
line makes an angle of 60∘ with the line x + y=0 . Then an equation of the line 3 7
L is:
20. If the straight line, 2 x−3 y +17=0 is perpendicular to the line passing
(a) x + √ 3 y =8 (b) ( √ 3+1)x +( √3−1) y=8 √2 through the points (7 , 17) and (15 , β), then β equals:
(c) √ 3 x+ y =8 (d) None of these

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35 −35 25. In a triangle ABC , coordinates of A are (1 , 2) and the equations of the medians
(a) (b) −5 (c) (d) 5
3 3 through B and C are x + y=5 and x=4 respectively. Then area of △ ABC (in
sq. units) is:

(a) 5 (b) 9 (c) 12 (d) 4

21. Two sides of a parallelogram are along the lines, x + y=3 and x− y +3=0.
If its diagonals intersect at (2 , 4) , then one of its vertex is:

(a) (3 , 5) (b) (2 , 1) (c) (2 , 6)

(d) (3 , 6)

22. Let the equations of two sides of a triangle be 3 x−2y +6=0 and
4 x+5 y −20=0 . If the orthocentre of this triangle is at (1 , 1), then the
equation of its third side is:

(a) 122 y−26 x−1675=0 (b) 122 y+ 26 x+1675=0

(c) 26 x +61 y+ 1675=0 (d) 26 x−122 y−1675=0

23. A square, of each side 2, lies above the x -axis and has one vertex at the origin. If
one of the sides passing through the origin makes an angle 30∘ with the positive
direction of the x -axis, then the sum of the x -coordinates of the vertices of the
square is:

(a) 2 √3−1 (b) 2 √3−2 (c) √ 3−2 (d) √ 3−1

24. A ray of light is incident along a line which meets another line, 7 x− y +1=0, at
the point (0 , 1). The ray is then reflected from this point along the line,
y +2 x=1. Then the equation of the line of incidence of the ray of light is:

(a) 41 x−25 y +25=0 (b) 41 x +25 y−25=0

(c) 41 x−38 y +38=0 (d) 41 x +38 y−38=0