The General Equation Of Straight line

Note: Choose the correct answer.

1) Three points A,B and C are collinear if:
a) ∆ABC = 1 b) ∆ABC = 0 c) ∆ABC = ∞ d) none
2) Area of the triangle ABC, when A,B and C are collinear is:
a) Negative b) 0 c) ∞ d) none
2 2
3) Two lines represent by ax + 2hxy + by = 0 will be parallel if:
a) a + b = 0 b) a – b = 0 c) h2 – ab = 0 d) none
4) The angle between the pair of lines 3x2 + 8xy – 3y2 = 0 is:
a) 900 b) 450 c) 0 d) none
5) 3x – 5y – 15 = 0 is parallel to the line:
a) 5x – 3y – 15 = 0 b) 3x – 5y – 2 = 0 c) x + 5y = 0 d) none
6) 3x – 5y – 15 = 0 is perpendicular to the line:
a) 5x + 3y – 15 = 0 b) 3x – 5y – 2 = 0 c) x + 5y = 0 d) none
7) If two lines are perpendicular, then
a) a1a2 + b1b2 = 0 b) a1a2 - b1b2 = 0 c) a1a2 + b1b2 = 1 d) none
8) Equation of x-axis is:
a) y = 0 b) x = 0 c) x + y = 0 d) none
9) If a line is parallel to x-axis then its equation is:
a) x = constant b) y = constant c) y = 0 d) none
10) If a line is perpendicular to y-axis then its equation is:
a) x = constant b) y = constant c) y = 0 d) none
11) Equation of y-axis is:
a) y = 0 b) x = 0 c) x + y = 0 d) none
12) The distance between x + y + 2 = 0 and (2,1) is:
𝟓
a) units b) 8 units c) 3 units d) none
√𝟐
13) An equation for the straight line containing the points (-2,1) and parallel to 4x – 2y = 2 is:
a) y = 2x + 5 b) y = 2x – 1 c) y = x – 2 d) none
14) The point of intersection of x and y axes is called:
a) centre b) origin c) centroid d) none
2 2
15) Two lines represented by ax + 2hxy + by = 0 are always real if:
a) h2 -ab≥0 b) h2 – ab ≤ 0 c) h2 – ab = 0 d) none
16) The area of the triangle bounded b/w the line 4x + 3y + 4 = 0 and the coordinate axes is:
3 2
a) 48Sq.units b) 2 sq.units c) 3 sq. units d) none
17) If k2x2 + 2hxy - 4y2 = 0 represent two perpendicular lines, then
a) k = 2 b) k = ± 2 c) k = -2 d) none
18) The obtuse angle between the lines y = -2 and y = x + 2 is:
a) 1200 b) 1350 c) 1500 d) none
19) (-28,13) divides the join of A(-6,3) and B(5,-2) in ratio:
a) 1 : 2 b) 3 : 2 c) 2 : 1 d) none

Prepared by: Sir Noushad Khan (BS in Mathematics)

 20) The line l is horizontal if:
a) m is undefined b) m = 0 c) m = 1 d) none
21) The slope intercept form of the equation of a line is:
𝑥 𝑦
a) y = mx + c b) xcos𝛼 + ysin𝛼 = p c) 𝑎 + =1 d) none
𝑏
22) If m is the slope of a line passing through the origin, then its equation is
a) y = mx + c b) y = c c) y = mx d) none
23) The equation of the horizontal line through (7,-9) is:
a) y = -9 b) x = 7 c) y = 3 d) none
24) The equation of the line bisecting the first and third quadrant is:
a) y = x b) y = -x c) y = a d) none
25) If a = 0 then the line ax + by + c = 0 is
a) parallel to x-axis b) parallel to y-axis c) perpendicular to y-axis d) none
26) The angle θ between the lines represented by ax + 2hxy + by2 = 0 is given by
2

𝟐√𝐡𝟐 −𝐚𝐛 2√h2 +ab 2√h2 −ab

a) 𝐭𝐚𝐧𝛉 = b) tanθ = c) tanθ = d) none
𝐚+𝐛 a+b a−b
27) Second degree homogeneous equation is:
a) ax2 + by = 0 b) ax + by2 + c = 0 c) ax2 + xy + by2 = 0 d) none
28) The lines represented by ax2 + by2 + 2hxy = 0 are perpendicular if
a) a + b = 1 b) a + b = 0 c) a – b = 0 d) none
2 2
29) The lines represented by ax + by + 2hxy = 0 are coincided if
a) h2 – ab = 0 b) h2 – ab < 0 c) h2 – ab > 0 d) none
30) The lines 2x + 3ay – 1 = 0 and 3x + 4y + 1 = 0 are parallel if:
𝟖 1 1
a) 𝟗 b) 2 c) − 2 d) none
31) The angle between the lines represented by x2 + 2xy – y2 = 0
𝝅
a) 0 b) 𝟐 c) 𝜋 d) none
32) The line (3x – y + 5) + k(2x – 3y – 4) = 0 is parallel to x-axis if
−𝟏 3 −2
a) k = b) k = 2 c) k = d) none
𝟑 3
33) ax + by + c = 0 is called:
b) symmetric form b) normal form c) general form d) none
34) The sum of the slope of the homogeneous equation is:
𝑎 −2ℎ 2ℎ
a) 𝑏 b) c) 𝑎+𝑏 d) none
𝑏
35) The product of the slope of the homogeneous equation is:
𝑎 −2ℎ 2ℎ
a) 𝑏 b) c) 𝑎+𝑏 d) none
𝑏

Prepared by: Sir Noushad Khan (BS in Mathematics)