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Quiz STRAIGHT LINE

Class XI

1.

The end of a rod of length l move on two mutually perpendicular lines. The locus of the point on the rod
which divides it in the ratio 1 : 2 is
x2 y 2 l 2
x2 y2 l 2
x2 y 2 l 2
x2 y 2 l 2

4
9
1
9
4
9
9
(a) 1
(b) 4
(c) 1
(d) 4 1

2.

The equation of the internal bisector of BAC of ABC with vertices A (5, 2), B (2, 3) and C (6, 5), is
(a) 2x + y + 12 = 0
(b) x + 2y 12 = 0
(c) 2x + y 12 = 0
(d) None of these

3.

If the point A is symmetric to the point B (4, -1) with respect to the bisector of the first quadrant, then the
length of AB is
(a) 5
(b) 5 2
(c) 3 2
(d) 3

4.

5.

6.

x y
1
Through the point P ( , ), where 0 the straight line a b
is drawn so as to form with coordinate
axes a triangle of area S. If ab > 0, then the least value of S is
(a)
(b) 2
(c) 4
(d) None of these
The image of the point P (3, 5) with respect to the line y = x is the point Q and the image of Q with respect to
the line y = 0 is the point R (a, b), then (a, b) =
(a) (5, 3)
(b) (5, 3)
(c) (5, 3)
(d) (5, 3)
The three lines 3x + 4y + 6 = 0, 2 x 3 y 2 2 0 and 4x + 7y + 8 = 0 are
(a) Sides of a triangle (b) Concurrent
(c) Parallel
(d) None of these

7.

The distance of the point (1, 2) from the straight line with slope 5 and passing through the point of
intersection of lines x + 2y = 5 and x 3y = 7 is
64
16
132
(a) 650
(b) 650
(c) 650
(d) None of these

8.

The vertices of a OBC are O (0, 0), B (3, 1) and C (1, 3). The equation of a line parallel to BC and
1
intersecting sides OB and OC whose distance from the origin is 2 , is
1
1
1
1
x y
0
x y
0
x y 0
x y 0
2
2
2
2
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

9.

10.

Let S1, S2 be squares such that for each n 1, the length of a side of Sn equals the length of a diagonal of
Sn + 1. If the length of a side of S1 is 10 cm, then for which of the following values of n is the area of Sn less
than 1 sq. cm?
(a) 7
(b) 8
(c) 9
(d) 10
Let A (2, 3) and B (2, 1) be vertices of a triangle ABC. If the centroid of this triangle moves on the line 2x +
3y = 1, then the locus of the vertex C is the line
(a) 3x + 2y = 5
(b) 2x 3y = 7
(c) 2x + 3y = 9
(d) 3x 2y = 3

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12.

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
l 2 m2
2lm

tan 1 2
tan 1 2
2
2
l m
l m
(a) 3
(b) 2
(c)
(d)
2
2
The angle between the lines represented by x 2 xy sec y 0 is
(a) 4
(b) 2
(c)
(d) None of these

13.

If the pair of straight lines ax2 + 2hxy ay2 = 0 and bx2 + 2gxy by2 = 0 be such that each bisects the angle
between the other, then
(a) hg = ab
(b) hg = ab
(c) hb = ag
(d) hb = ag

14.

The equation 2x2 + kxy + 2y2 = 0 represents a pair of real and distinct line if
(a) k ( 4, 4)
(b) k R
(c) k (, 4) (4, )

15.

(d) None of these

The equation of the image of the lines y = |x| by the line x = 2 is

(a) y = |x 4|
(b) |y| = x + 4
(c) |y| + 4 = x

(d) None of these

Answers

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1
A
6
B
11
B

2
C
7
C
12
C

3
B
8
A
13
A

4
B
9
B,C,D
14
C

5
B
10
C
15
A