TOPICE WISE QUESTIONS

Question Slope of a Line & Different forms of Q.10 Slope of a line which cuts intercepts of equal
based on Equation of Straight Line lengths on the axes is -
(A) –1 (B) 2 (C) 0 (D) 3
Q.1 The angle made by the line joining the points
(1, 0) and (–2, 3 ) with x axis is - Q.11 The intercept made by line x cos + y sin = a
(A) 120º (B) 60º (C) 150º (D) 135º on y axis is -
(A) a (B) a cosec
Q.2 If A(2,3), B(3,1) and C(5,3) are three points, (C) a sec (D) a sin
then the slope of the line passing through 
A and bisecting BC is - Q.12 The equation of the straight line which passes
(A) 1/2 (B) –2 (C) –1/2 (D) 2 through the point (1, –2) and cuts off equal
intercepts from axes will be-
Q.3 If the vertices of a triangle have integral (A) x + y =1 (B) x – y = 1
coordinates, then the triangle is - (C) x + y + 1 = 0 (D) x – y – 2 = 0
(A) Isosceles (B) Never equilateral
Q.13 The intercept made by a line on y-axis is double
(C) Equilateral (D) None of these
to the intercept made by it on x-axis. If it passes
through (1, 2) then its equation -
Q.4 The equation of a line passing through the (A) 2x + y = 4 (B) 2x + y + 4 = 0
point (–3, 2) and parallel to x-axis is - (C) 2x – y = 4 (D) 2x – y + 4 = 0
(A) x – 3 = 0 (B) x + 3 = 0
(C) y – 2 = 0 (D) y + 2 = 0 Q.14 If the point (5, 2) bisects the intercept of a line
between the axes, then its equation is-
Q.5 If the slope of a line is 2 and it cuts an intercept (A) 5x + 2y = 20 (B) 2x + 5y = 20
– 4 on y-axis, then its equation will be - (C) 5x – 2y = 20 (D) 2x – 5y = 20
(A) y – 2x = 4 (B) x = 2y – 4
(C) y = 2x – 4 (D) None of these Q.15 If the point (3,–4) divides the line between the
x-axis and y-axis in the ratio 2 : 3 then the
Q.6 The equation of the line cutting of an intercept equation of the line will be -
–3 from the y-axis and inclined at an angle (A) 2x + y = 10 (B) 2x – y = 10
tan–1 3/5 to the x axis is - (C) x + 2y = 10 (D) x – 2y = 10
(A) 5y – 3x + 15 = 0 (B) 5y – 3x = 15
(C) 3y – 5x + 15 = 0 (D) None of these Q.16 The equation to a line passing through the
point (2, –3) and sum of whose intercept on
Q.7 If the line y = mx + c passes through the the axes is equal to –2 is -
points (2, 4) and (3, –5), then - (A) x + y + 2 = 0 or 3x + 3y = 7
(A) m = –9, c = –22 (B) m = 9, c = 22 (B) x + y + 1 = 0 or 3x – 2y = 12
(C) m = –9, c = 22 (D) m = 9, c = –22 (C) x + y + 3 = 0 or 3x – 3y = 5
(D) x – y + 2 = 0 or 3x + 2y = 12
Q.8 The equation of the line inclined at an angle
of 60º with x-axis and cutting y-axis at the Q.17 The line bx + ay = 3ab cuts the coordinate axes
point (0, –2) is - at A and B, then centroid of OAB is -
(A) 3y=x–2 3 (B) y = 3 x – 2 (A) (b, a) (B) (a, b)
(C) (a/3, b/3) (D) (3a, 3b)
(C) 3y=x+2 3 (D) y = 3 x + 2
Q.18 The area of the triangle formed by the lines
Q.9 The equation of a line passing through the x = 0, y = 0 and x/a + y/b = 1 is -
origin and the point (a cos, a sin ) is - (A) ab (B) ab/2
(A) y = x sin  (B) y = x tan  (C) 2ab (D) ab/3
 (C) y = x cos   (D) y = x cot 
Q.19 The equations of the lines on which the Question
Angle between two Straight Lines
perpendiculars from the origin make 30º angle based on

with x-axis and which form a triangle of area

50 Q.25 The angle between the lines y – x + 5 = 0
with axes, are -
3 and 3 x – y + 7 = 0 is -
(A) x ± 3 y – 10 = 0 (A) 15º (B) 60º (C) 45º (D) 75º

(B) 3 x + y ±10 =0 Q.26 The angle between the lines 2x + 3y = 5 and

3x – 2y = 7 is -
(C) x + 3 y ± 10 = 0
(A) 45º (B) 30º (C) 60º (D) 90º
(D) None of these
Q.27 The angle between the lines 2x – y + 5 = 0 and
Q.20 If a perpendicular drawn from the origin on any 3x + y + 4 = 0 is-
line makes an angle 60º with x axis. If the
(A) 30º (B) 90º (C) 45º (D) 60º
line makes a triangle with axes whose area is
54 3 square units, then its equation is -
Q.28 The obtuse angle between the line y = – 2 and
(A) x + 3 y = 18 y = x + 2 is -
(A) 120º (B) 135º
(B) 3 x + y + 18 = 0
(C) 150º (D) 160º
(C) 3 x + y = 18
(D) None of these Q.29 The acute angle between the lines y = 3 and
y = 3 x + 9 is -
Q.21 For a variable line x/a + y/b = 1, a + b = 10, the (A) 30º (B) 60º
locus of mid point of the intercept of this line (C) 45º (D) 90º
between coordinate axes is -
(A) 10x+ 5y = 1 (B) x+ y = 10 Q.30 Orthocenter of the triangle whose sides are
(C) x + y = 5 (D) 5x + 10 y = 1 given by 4x – 7y + 10 = 0, x + y – 5 = 0 &
7x + 4y – 15 = 0 is -
Q.22 If a line passes through the point P(1,2) makes (A) (–1, –2) (B) (1, –2)
an angle of 45º with the x-axis and meets the (C) (–1, 2) (D) (1, 2)
line x + 2y – 7 = 0 in Q, then PQ equals -
2 2 3 2 Q.31 The angle between the lines x – 3y+ 5 = 0
(A) (B)
3 2 and y-axis is -
(C) 3 (D) 2 (A) 90º (B) 60º (C) 30º (D) 45º

Q.32 If the lines mx + 2y + 1 = 0 and 2x + 3y + 5 = 0

Q.23 A line passes through the point (1, 2) and makes
are perpendicular then the value of m is -
60º angle with x axis. A point on this line at a
distance 3 from the point (1, 2) is - (A) 3 (B) –3 (C) –1/3 (D) 1/3
(A) (–5/2, 2 – 3 3 /2) (B) (3/2, 2+ 3 3 /2)
Q.33 If the line passing through the points (4, 3) and
(C) (5/2, 2 + 3 3 /2) (D) None of these (2, ) is perpendicular to the line y = 2x + 3,
then  is equal to -
Q.24 If the points (1, 3) and (5, 1) are two opposite (A) 4 (B) –4
vertices of a rectangle and the other two vertices (C) 1 (D) –1
lie on the line y = 2x + c, then the value of c is -
(A) 4 (B) – 4 Q.34 The equation of line passing through (2, 3) and
(C) 2 (D) None of these perpendicular to the line adjoining the points
(–5, 6) and (–6, 5) is -
(A) x + y + 5 = 0 (B) x – y + 5 = 0
(C) x – y – 5 = 0 (D) x + y – 5 = 0