Topic : Straight Line

MATHEMATICS

SECTION-I : (Maximum Marks: 80) 4. The intersection of three lines x – y = 0, x + 2y = 3

This section contains 20 questions. Each question has and 2x + y = 6 is a
4 options for correct answer. Multiple-Choice (A) Right angled triangle
Questions (MCQs) Only one option is correct. For
each question, marks will be awarded as follows: (B) Equilateral triangle
Full Marks : +4 If correct answer is selected. (C) Isosceles triangle
Zero Marks : 0 If none of the option is selected.
(D) None of the above
Negative Marks : –1 If wrong option is selected.
1. A man is walking on a straight line. The arithmetic 5. The number of integral values of m so that the
mean of the reciprocals of the intercepts of this line abscissa of point of intersection of lines 3x + 4y =
9 and y = mx + 1 is also an integer, is :
on the coordinate axes is 1 . Three stones A, B and
4 (A) 1 (B) 2
C are placed at the points (1,1), (2, 2) and (4, 4)
respectively. Then which of these stones is / are on (C) 3 (D) 0
the path of the man? 6. The equation of one of the straight lines which
(A) A only (B) C only passes through the point (1,3) and makes an angles
(C) All the three (D) B only tan−1 2 with the straight line, y + 1 = 3 2x is
(√ ) √

2. The image of the point (3, 5) in the line x – y + 1 = 0, (A) 4√2x + 5y − (15 + 4√2) = 0
lies on : (B) 5√2x + 4y − (15 + 4√2) = 0
(A) (x – 2)2 + (y – 2)2 = 12 (C) 4√2x + 5y − 4√2 = 0
(B) (x – 4)2 + (y + 2)2 = 16 (D) 4√2x − 5y − (5 + 4√2) = 0
(C) (x – 4)2 + (y – 4)2 = 8 7. Let the equation of the pair of lines, y = px and
(D) (x – 2)2 + (y – 4)2 = 4 y = qx, can be written as (y – px) (y – qx) = 0.
3. If the curve x2 + 2y2 = 2 intersects the line
Then the equation of the pair of the angle
x + y = 1 at two points P and Q, then the angle bisectors of the lines x2 – 4xy – 5y2 = 0 is:
subtended by the line segment PQ at the origin is : (A) x2 – 3xy + y2 = 0
π 1
+ tan−1 ( )
π 1
− tan−1 ( ) (B) x2 + 4xy – y2 = 0
(A) 2 3
(B) 2 3
(C) x2 + 3xy – y2 = 0
π 1 π 1
(C) − tan−1 ( ) (D) + tan−1 ( )
2 4 2 4 (D) x2 – 3xy – y2 = 0
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8. The point P (a,b) undergoes the following three 12. If p and q are the lengths of the perpendiculars
transformations successively : from the origin on the lines,
(a) reflection about the line y = x. x cosec α – y sec α = kcot 2 α and x sin α + y
(b) translation through 2 units along the cos α = k sin 2 α
positive direction of x-axis. respectively, then k2 is equal to :
(c) rotation through angle π about the origin in the (A) 4p2 + q2 (B) 2p2 + q2
4
anti-clockwise direction.
(C) p2 + 2q2 (D) p2 + 4q2
If the co-ordinates of the final position of the
1 7 13. The locus of the mid-points of the perpendiculars drawn
point P are ( − , ) , then the value of 2a + b from points on the line, x = 2y to the line x = y is :
√ 2 √ 2
is equal to : (A) 2x – 3y = 0 (B) 7x – 5y = 0
(A) 13 (B) 9 (C) 5x – 7y = 0 (D) 3x – 2y = 0
(C) 5 (D) 7 14. Let two points be A(1, – 1) and B(0,2). If a point
9. Two sides of a parallelogram are along the lines 4x P(x',y') be such that the area of Δ PAB = 5 sq. units and
+ 5y = 0 and 7x + 2y = 0. If the equation of one of it lies on the line, 3x + y – 4 λ = 0, then a value of λ is
the diagonals of the parallelogram is 11x + 7y = 9,
then other diagonal passes through the point : (A) 1 (B) 4 (C) 3 (D) – 3
(A) (1,2) (B) (2,2) 15. Let C be the centroid of the triangle with vertices
(C) (2,1) (D) (1,3) (3, – 1), (1, 3) and (2, 4). Let P be the point of

10. Let ABC be a triangle with A( – 3, 1) and ∠ ACB = θ ,

intersection of the lines x + 3y – 1 = 0 and 3x – y
+ 1 = 0. Then the line passing through the points C
0 < θ < π . If the equation of the median through B is and P also passes through the point :
2
2x + y – 3 = 0 and the equation of angle bisector of C (A) (7, 6) (B) ( – 9, – 6)
is 7x – 4y – 1 = 0, then tan θ is equal to:
(C) ( – 9, – 7) (D) (9, 7)
1 3 4
(A)
2
(B)
4
(C)
3
(D) 2 16. The set of all possible values of θ in the interval
11. Let A be a fixed point (0, 6) and B be a moving (0, π ) for which the points (1, 2) and (sin θ , cos θ )
point (2t, 0). Let M be the mid-point of AB and the lie on the same side of the line x + y = 1 is :
perpendicular bisector of AB meets the y-axis at C.
π 3π
The locus of the mid-point P of MC is : (A) ( 0, ) (B) ( 0, )
4 4
(A) 3x2 – 2y – 6 = 0 (B) 3x2 + 2y – 6 = 0 π 3π π
(C) ( , ) (D) ( 0, )

(C) 2x2 + 3y – 9=0 (D) 2x2 – 3y + 9 = 0 4 4 2

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17. A triangle ABC lying in the first quadrant has two SECTION-II : (Maximum Marks: 20)
vertices as A(1, 2) and B(3, 1). If ∠ BAC = 90°, This section contains 05 questions.
and ar( Δ ABC) = 5 5 sq. units, then the abscissa
√
The answer to each question is a Numerical Value.
For each question, enter the correct integer value (In
of the vertex C is :
case of non-integer value, the answer should be
(A) 2 + √5 (B) 1 + √5 rounded off to the nearest Integer).
(C) 1 + 2 √5 (D) 2 √5 − 1
Answer to each question will be evaluated according to
the following marking scheme:
18. If the perpendicular bisector of the line segment Full Marks : +4 If correct answer is entered.
joining the points P (1, 4) and Q (k, 3) has y- Zero Marks : 0 If the question is unanswered.
intercept equal to – 4, then a value of k is :- Negative Marks : –1 If wrong answer is entered.
(A) √ 15 1. If the area of the triangle formed by the x-axis, the normal
and the tangent to the circle (x – 2)2 + (y – 3)2 = 25 at the
(B) – 2
point (5, 7) is A, then 24A is equal to_____.
(C) √ 14
2. Consider a triangle having vertices A( – 2, 3), B(1, 9)
(D) – 4 and C(3, 8). If a line L passing through the circum-
centre of triangle ABC, bisects line BC, and
19. Let L denote the line in the xy-plane with x and y intersects y-axis at point 0, α then the value of
( )

intercepts as 3 and 1 respectively. Then the image 2

real number a is ________.
of the point ( – 1, – 4) in this line is :
3. Let the points of intersections of the lines x – y + 1 = 0,
8 29 29 11
(A) ( , ) (B) ( , ) x – 2y + 3 = 0 and 2x – 5y + 11 = 0 are the mid points
5 5 5 5
of the sides of a triangle ABC. Then the area of the
11 28 29 8
(C) ( , ) (D) ( , ) triangle ABC is _______.
5 5 5 5
20. Let the circumcentre of a triangle with 4. A man starts walking from the point P( – 3,4), touches
vertices A(a, 3), B(b, 5) and C(a, b), ab > 0 be the x-axis at R, and then turns to reach at the point
Q(0, 2). The man is walking at a constant speed. If
P(1, 1). If the line AP intersects the line BC at the man reaches the point Q in the minimum time,
the point Q(k1, k2), then k1 + k2 is equal to : then 50 (P R)2 + (RQ)2 is equal to _____.
( )

(A) 2 5. If the line, 2x – y + 3 = 0 is at a distance 1

and
(B) 4 √ 5
7 2
from the lines 4x – 2y + α = 0 and 6x – 3y +
(C) 2 √ 5
7 β = 0, respectively, then the sum of all possible
(D) 4 values of α and β is _____
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