Change of Axes
1. Determine the equation of curve 2x2+3y2-8x+6y-7=0 when the origin is transferred to the
point (2,-1).
2. Determine the equation of the parabola x2-2xy+y2+2x-4y+3=0 after rotating of axes
through 45°.
3. Transform the equation 11x2 + 24xy + 4y2 – 20x – 40y −5 = 0 to rectangular axes through
the point (2,-1) and inclined at an angle 𝑡𝑎𝑛−1 (−4/3 ).
4. Removing the first degree terms in the equation 3x2 + 4y2 – 12x + 4y + 13 = 0, prove that
3x2 + 4y2 = 0.
General Equation of Second Degree
1. Reduce the equation 8x² + 4xy + 5y² − 16x − 14y + 13 = 0 to standard form.
2. Reduce the equation 5x² − 24xy − 5y² + 4x + 58y − 59 = 0 to standard form.
3. Find the all properties and standard form of conic 9x² − 6xy + y² − 14x − 2y + 12 = 0.
Pair of Straight Line
1. Prove that the homogeneous second degree in x, y, ax² + 2hxy + by² =0 always
represents a pair of straight lines through the origin.
2. Find the angle between the straight lines represent by the equation ax2 + 2hxy + by2 =0.
3. Find the condition that the general equation of the second degree ax² + 2hxy + by² + 2gx
+ 2fy + c = 0 may represents a pair of straight lines.
4. Prove that two of the lines represented by the equation ax⁴+byx³+cx²y²+dxy³+ey⁴ =0 will
be at right angle if (b+d) (ad+be)+(a-e)²(a+e+c) =0.
5. If the one straight line represented by the equation x²(tan2φ + cos2 θ) − 2xy·tanφ +
y2sin2φ = 0 make angels α & β with x-axis than show that tan α – tan β =2.
6. Prove that the straight lines represented by the equation ax2+2hxy+by2+2gx+2fy+c=0
will be equidistant from the origin, if f 4 -g4 = c(bf 2-ag2).
Three dimensional geometry
1. Define direction ratio of line.
2. If a line makes angles α, β, γ with the axes, show that l² + m² + n² = 1 or cos²α + cos²β +
cos²γ = 1, and also sin²α + sin²β + sin²γ = 2.
3. If a line makes equal angles (θ, θ, θ) with the axes, show that sin²θ = ±√(2/3).
The Plane
1. Find the equation of the plane passing through the intersection of the planes
x+2y+32+4=0 and 4x+3y+2z+1=0 and the point (1,2,3).
2. Find the angle between two planes 2x-y+z =6 and x+y+2z =7.
3. Find the equation pf a plane that passes through (2,-3,1) and is normal to the line joining
the points (3,4,-1) and (2,-1,5).
4. Find the equation of a plane passes through the points (8,-2,2), (2,1,-4) and (2,4,-6) and
also find the perpendicular distance from the origin to the plane
5. Find the equation of a plane through the point (4, -2, 1) and parallel to the plane whose
direction numbers are 7, 2, 3.