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1. The equation of the straight line which passes through the point (1, - 2) and cuts off equal intercepts from axes, is (A) x + y = 1 (B) x - y = 1 (C) x + y + 1 = 0 (D) x - y - 2 = 0 A line L is perpendicular to the line 5x - y = 1 and the area of the triangle formed by the line L and coordinate axes is 5 . The equation of the line L is : (A) x + 5y = 5 (C) x - 5y = 5 3. (B) x + 5y = 5 2 (D) x - 5y = 5 2 6.

1 If the lines, ax + by + c = 0, bx + cy + a = 0 and cx + ay + b = 0 be concurrent, then : (A) a3 + b3 + c3 + 3 abc = 0 (B) a3 + b3 + c3 - abc = 0 (C) a3 + b3 + c3 - 3 abc = 0 (D) None of these The line joining two point A (2, 0), B (3, 1) is rotated about A in anti clockwise direction through an angle of 15 . The equation of the line in the new position is : (A)

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4.

For the straight lines given by the equation, (2 + k) x + (1 + k) y = 5 + 7k, for different values of k, which of the following statements is true ? (A) Lines are parallel (B) Lines pass through the point (- 2, 9) (C) Lines pass through the point (2, - 9) (D) None of these

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A point moves so that square of its distance from the point (3, - 2) is numerically equal to its distance from the line 5x - 12y = 13 . The equation of the locus of the point is : (A) 13x2 + 13y2 83x + 64y + 182 = 0 (B) x2 + y2 - 11x + 16y + 26 = 0 (C) x2 + y2 - 11x + 16y = 0 (D) None of these

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2 10. The equation of the lines which passes through the point (3, 2) & are inclined at 60 to the line (A) y + 2 = 0, (B) x 2 = 0, (C) (5, 7) (1, 1) (D) (7, 5) (1, 1) 15. The lines ax + by + c = 0, where 3a + 2b + 4c = 0 are concurrent at the point :

3 x+y = 1

3 xy23 3 = 0 3 xy+2+3 3 = 0

1 3 (A) , 2 4
(C) (3, 1)

(B) (1, 3)

(C) 3 x y 2 3 3 = 0 (D) None of these 11. The points on the line, x + y = 4 which lie at a unit distance from the line, 4x + 3y = 10, are : (A) (3, 1) , ( 7, 11) (B) (3, 1) , (7, 11) (C) (- 3, 1) , (- 7, 11) (D) (1, 3) , (- 7, 11) 12. The equation of the bisector of the acute angle between the lines, 3x - 4y + 7 = 0 and 12x + 5y - 2 = 0 is (A) 21x + 77y - 101 = 0 (B) 11x - 3y + 9 = 0 (C) 31x + 77y + 101 = 0 (D) 11x - 3y - 9 = 0

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10 (C) , 10 37

1 2 (D) , 3 3

19. If the co-ordinates of the middle point of the portion of a line intercepted between co-ordinate axes (3, 2), then

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3 the equation of the line will be : (A) 2x + 3y = 12 (B) 3x + 2y = 12 (C) 4x 3y = 6 (D) 5x 2y = 10 20. For what values of a & b the intercepts cut off on the co-ordinate axes by the line, ax + by + 8 = 0 are equal in length but opposite in signs to those cut off by the line, 2x - 3y + 6 = 0 on the axes (A) a = point P . The algebraic sum of the perpendiculars drawn from (2, 0), (0, 2) and (1, 1) on the line is zero, then the co-ordinates of the P are : (A) (1, - 1) (B) (1, 1) (C) (2, 1) (D) (2, 2) 24. The area of a parallelogram formed by the lines, ax by c = 0 (A)
c2 ab

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21. The point (4, 1) undergoes the following two successive transformations, (i) Reflection about the line y = x (ii) Translation through a distance 2 units along the positive x-axis Then the final co-ordinates of the point are : (A) (4, 3) (B) (3, 4)

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25. If a & b are two arbitrary constants, then the straight line, (a - 2b) x + (a + 3b) y + 3a + 4b = 0, will pass through : (A) (- 1, - 2) (B) (1, 2) (C) (- 2, - 3) (D) (2, 3)

26. The vertices of a OBC are (0, 0), ( 3, 1) and ( 1, 3) respectively . Then the equation of line parallel to BC which is at

1 unit distant from 2 origin and cuts OB and OC, is :


(A) 2x + 2y + (B) 2x + 2y -

(C) (1, 4)

7 7 (D) , 2 2

22. The equation of straight line passing through ( a, 0) & making the triangle with axes of area T is : (A) 2 Tx + a2y + 2 aT = 0 (B) 2 Tx - a2y + 2 aT = 0 (C) 2 Tx - a2y - 2 aT = 0 (D) None of these 23. A variable line passes through a fixed

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35. Equation of one of the sides of an isosceles right angled triangle whose hypotenuse is, 3x + 4y = 4 and the opposite vertex of the hypotenuse is (2, 2) will be : (A) x - 7y + 12 = 0 (B) 7x + y - 12 = 0 (C) x - 7y + 16 = 0 (D) 7x + y + 16 = 0 36. Locus of the points which are at equal distance from 3x + 4y - 11 = 0 and 12x + 5y + 2 = 0 and which is near the origin is :

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5 (A) (B) (C) (D) 21x - 77y + 153 = 0 99x + 77y - 133 = 0 7x - 11y = 19 None of these (A) A fixed point (B) A variable point (C) Origin (D) None of these 43. The equation to the straight line passing through the point, (a cos3 , a sin3 ) and perpendicular to the line x sec + y cosec = a, is : (A) x cos y sin = a cos 2 (B) x cos + y sin = a cos 2 (C) x sin + y cos = a cos 2 (D) None of these 44. Equation of the right bisector of the line segment joining the points (7, 4) and (- 1, - 2) is : (A) 4x - 3y = 15 (B) 3x + 4y = 15 (C) 4x + 3y = 15 (D) None of these

37. Co-ordinates of the orthocentre of the triangle whose sides are x = 3, y = 4 and 3x + 4y = 6, will be : (A) (0, 0) (B) (3, 0) (C) (0, 4) (D) (3, 4) 38. Two vertices of a triangle are (5, 1) and (- 2, 3) . If orthocentre is the origin then co-ordinates of the third vertex are : (A) (7, 4) (B) (- 4, 7) (C) (4, - 7) (D) (- 4, - 7) 39. The orthocentre of the triangle formed by the lines x + y = 1, 2x + 3y = 6 and 4x - y + 4 = 0 lies in quadrant . (A) First (B) Second (C) Third (D) Fourth

41. The straight line passes through the point of intersection of the straight lines x + 2y 10 = 0 & 2x + y + 5 = 0 is (A) 5x - 4y = 0 (B) 5x + 4y = 0 (C) 4x - 5y = 0 (D) 4x + 5y = 0

40. The straight line passing through the point of intersection of the straight line x - 3y + 1 = 0 and 2x + 5y - 9 = 0 and having infinite slope and at a distance of 2 units from the origin, has the equation, (A) x = 2 (B) 3x + y - 1 = 0 (C) y = 1 (D) None of these

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42. A straight line moves so that the sum of the reciprocals of its intercepts on two perpendicular lines is constant, then the line passes through :

23 sq. units 2

23 sq. units (D) None of these 3

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6 47. The equation of perpendicular bisectors of the sides AB and AC of a triangle ABC are x - y + 5 = 0 and x + 2y = 0 respectively . If the point A is (1, - 2), then equation of line BC is (A) 23x + 14y - 40 = 0 (B) 14x - 23y + 40 = 0 (C) 23x - 14y + 40 = 0 (D) 14x + 23y - 40 = 0 48. Equation of the two straight lines passing through the point (3, 2) and making an angle of 45 with the line x - 2y = 3, are : (A) 3x + y + 7 = 0 & x + 3y + 9 = 0 (B) 3x - y - 7 = 0 & x + 3y - 9 = 0 (C) x + 3y - 7 = 0 & x + 3y - 9 = 0 49. A line 4x + y = 1 passes through the point A (2, - 7) meets the line BC whose equation is 3x - 4y + 1 = 0 at the point B . The equation to the line AC so that AB = AC is : (A) 52x + 89y + 519 = 0 (B) 52x + 89y - 519 = 0 (C) 89x + 52y + 519 = 0 (D) 89x + 52y - 519 = 0 50. The opposite angular points of a square are (3, 4) & (1, 1) . Then the co-ordinates of other two vertices are 51. One side of a rectangle lies along the line 4x + 7y + 5 = 0 . Two of its vertices are (- 3, 1) and (1, 1) . Then the equations of other sides are : (A) 7x 4y + 25 = 0, 4x + 7y = 11 and 7x - 4y - 3 = 0 (B) 7x + 4y + 25 = 0, 7y + 4x 11 = 0 and 7x - 4y - 3 = 0 (C) 4x 7y + 25 = 0, 7x + 4y 11 = 0 and 4x - 7y - 3 = 0 (D) None of these 52. Two consecutive sides of a parallelogram are, 4x + 5y = 0 and 7x + 2y = 0 . If the equation to one diagonal is 11x + 7y = 9, then the equation of the other diagonal is : (A) x + 2y = 0 (B) 2x + y = 0 (C) x - y = 0 (D) None of these

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1 5 1 9 (A) D , , B , 2 2 2 2

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53. Equations of lines which passes through the points of intersection of the lines 4x - 3y - 1 = 0 and 2x 5y + 3 = 0 & are equally inclined to the axes are : (A) y x = 0 (B) y 1 = 1 (x 1) (C) x - 1 = 2 (y - 1) (D) None of these 54. The equations of two lines through (0, a) which are at a distance a from the point (2a, 3a) are : (A) y - a = 0 and 4x - 3y - 3a = 0 (B) y - a = 0 and 3x - 4y + 3a = 0 (C) y - a = 0 and 4x - 3y + 3a = 0 (D) None of these 55. The vertices of a triangle are, [at1t2, a (t1 + t2)] , [at 2t3, a (t2 + t3)] and [at3t1, a (t3 + t1)], then the co-ordinates of the orthocentre are : (A) [a, a (t1 + t2 + t3 + t 1t2t3)]

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7 (B) [- a, a (t1 + t 2 + t3 + t1t2t3)] (C) [- a, a (t1 + t2 + t3 + t1t2t3), a] (D) None of these 56. Equation of the line which passes through the point (- 4, 3) and the portion of the line intercepted between the axes is divided internally in the ration 5 : 3 by this point, is : (A) 9x + 20y + 96 = 0 (B) 20x + 9y + 96 = 0 (C) 9x - 20y + 96 = 0 (D) None of these 57. The equations of the lines through the point of intersection of the lines, x y + 1 = 0 & 2x 3y + 5 = 0 & whose distance from the point (3, 2) is (A) (B) (C) (D) (A) y - 5 = 0 (C) y + 5 = 0 (B) x - 5 = 0 (D) x + 5 = 0

61. The reflection of the point (4, - 13) in the line 5x + y + 6 = 0, is : (A) (- 1, - 14) (B) (3, 4) (C) (1, 2) (D) (- 4, 13) 62. The diagonals of the parallelogram whose sides are lx + my + n = 0, lx + my + n = 0, mx + ly + n = 0, mx + ly + n = 0 include an angle : (A)

58. A point moves such that its distance from the point (4, 0) is half that of its distance from the line x = 16 . The locus of this point is : (A) 3x 2 + 4y2 = 192 (B) 4x2 + 3y2 = 192 (C) x2 + y2 = 192 (D) None of these

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63. A pair of straight lines drawn through the origin form with the line, 12 13 2x + 3y = 6 an isosceles right angled 17 5 triangle, then the lines and the area of the triangle thus formed is : (A) x - 5y = 0 (B) 3x - y = 0 5x + y = 0 x + 3y = 0
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59. If the sum of the distances of a point from perpendicuar lines in a plane is 1, then its locus is : (A) Square (B) Circle (C) Straight line (D) Two intersecting lines

60. Given vertices A (1, 1), B (4, - 2) and C (5, 5) of a triangle, then the equation of the perpendicular dropped from C to the interior bisector of the A is

64 A line through A (- 5, - 4) meets the lines x + 3y + 2 = 0, 2x + y + 4 = 0 & x y 5 = 0 at B, C & D respectively.

15 10 If + AB AC

6 = , then AD

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8 the equation of the line is : (A) 2x + 3y + 22 = 0 (B) 5x - 4y + 7 = 0 (C) 3x - 2y + 3 = 0 (D) None of these 65. The vertices of a ABC are (0, 0), (2, - 1) and (9, 2) respectively, then cos B = (A)

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