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STRAIGHT LINES question types

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STRAIGHT LINES questions

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Q 1MCQ1 Mark
Two lines are said to be perpendicular if the product of their slope is equal to:
  • -1
  • B
    0
  • C
    1
  • D
    $\frac{1}{2}$

Answer: A.

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Q 2MCQ1 Mark
If slope of a line is 4 and y-intercept made by the line is 2 then the equation of line will be:
  • A
    y = 4x - 2
  • y = 4x + 2
  • C
    y = 2x + 4
  • D
    y = 2x - 4

Answer: B.

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Q 3MCQ1 Mark
Given the three straight lines with equations 5x + 4y = 0, x + 2y - 10 = 0 and 2x + y + 5 = 0, then these lines are:
  • A
    None of these
  • B
    The sides of a right angled triangle
  • Concurrent
  • D
    The sides of an equilateral triangle

Answer: C.

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Q 4MCQ1 Mark
Choose the correct answer. A point equidistant from the lines 4x + 3y + 10 = 0, 5x – 12y + 26 = 0 and 7x + 24y – 50 = 0 is:
  • A
    (1, -1)
  • (1, 1)
  • C
    (0, 0)
  • D
    (0, 1)

Answer: B.

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Q 5MCQ1 Mark
Find the equation of line parallel to 4x + y = 2 and pass through (2, 5):
  • 4x + y - 13 = 0
  • B
    4x + y + 13 = 0
  • C
    4x - y - 13 = 0
  • D
    4x - y + 13 = 0

Answer: A.

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A person standing at the junction (crossing) of two straight paths represented by the equations 2x - 3y + 4 = 0 and 3x + 4y - 5 = 0 wants to reach the path whose equation is 6x - 7y + 8 = 0 in the least time. Find equation of the path that he should follow.
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Prove that the product of the lengths of the perpendiculars drawn from the points $\left( {\sqrt {{a^2} - {b^2}} ,0} \right)$ and $\left( { - \sqrt {{a^2} - {b^2}} ,0} \right)$ to the line $\frac{x}{a}\cos \theta + \frac{y}{b}\sin \theta = 1$ is $b^2$.
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Find the direction in which a straight line must be drawn through the point $(-1, 2)$ so that its point of intersection with the line $x + y = 4$ may be at a distance of $3$ units from this point.
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Show that the equation of the line passing through the origin and making an angle $\theta$ with the line $y = mx + c$ is $\frac{y}{x} = \frac{{m \pm \tan \theta }}{{1 \mp m\tan \theta }}$.
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