X – Mathematics Assignment – 2

(Slope, Straight lines & Angle between two lines)

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
2. Equation of the straight line making equal intercepts on the axes and passing through the point (2, 4) is
(a) 4x – y – 4 = 0 (b) 2x + y – 8 = 0 (c) x + y – 6 = 0 (d) x + 2y – 10 = 0
3. In the equation y – y1 = m(x – x1) if m and x1 are fixed and different lines are drawn for different values
of y1, then
(a) The lines will pass through a single point (b) There will be a set of parallel lines
(c) There will be one line only (d) None of these
4. The equation of the straight line passing through the point (3, 2) and perpendicular to the line y = x is
(a) x – y = 5 (b) x + y = 5 (c) x + y = 1 (d) x – y = 1
5. The equation of the line perpendicular to the line and passing through the point at which it cuts

x-axis, is

(a) (b) (c) (d)

6. The equation of the line passing through the point (1, 2) and perpendicular to the line x + y + 1 = 0 is
(a) y – x + 1 = 0 (b) y – x – 1 = 0 (c) y – x + 2 = 0 (d) y – x – 2 = 0
7. A line passes through the point of intersection of 2x + y = 5 and x + 3y + 8 = 0 and parallel to the line
3x + 4y = 7 is
(a) 3x + 4y + 3 = 0 (b) 3x + 4y = 0 (c) 4x – 3y + 3 = 0 (d) 4x – 3y = 3
8. The equation of straight line passing through the intersection of the lines x – 2y = 1 and x + 3y = 2 and
parallel to 3x + 4y = 0 is
(a) 3x + 4y + 5 = 0 (b) 3x + 4y – 10 = 0 (c) 3x + 4y – 5 = 0 (d) 3x + 4y + 6 = 0
9. The equation of the line joining the origin to the point (–4, 5) is
(a) 5x + 4y = 0 (b) 3x + 4y = 2 (c) 5x – 4y = 0 (d) 4x – 5y = 0
10. The equation of a line through (3, –4) and perpendicular to the line 3x + 4y = 5 is
(a) 4x + 3y = 24 (b) y – 4 = x + 3 (c) 3y – 4x = 24 (d) y + 4 = (x – 3)
11. Equation of the line passing through (1, 2) and parallel to the line y = 3x – 1 is
(a) y + 2 = x + 1 (b) y + 2 = 3(x + 1) (c) y – 2 = 3(x – 1) (d) y – 2 = x – 1
12. Equation of the line passing through (–1, 1) and perpendicular to the line 2x + 3y + 4 = 0 is
(a) 2(y – 1) = 3(x + 1) (b) 3(y – 1) = –2(x + 1) (c) y – 1 = 2(x + 1) (d) 3(y – 1) = x + 1
13. The equation of a line through the intersection of lines x = 0 and y = 0 and through the point (2, 2) is
(a) y = x – 1 (b) y = – x (c) y = x (d) y = – x + 2
14. Equation of a line through the origin and perpendicular to the line joining (a, 0) and (–a, 0) is
(a) y = 0 (b) x = 0 (c) x = –a (d) y = – a
15. For what values of a and b the intercepts cut off on the coordinates 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 = , b = – 4 (b) a = ,b=–4 (c) a = , b = 4 (d) a = ,b=4

16. The equation of line passing through point of intersection of line 3x – 2y – 1 = 0 and x – 4y + 3 = 0 and
the point ( is
(a) x – y = (b) x – y = (y + 1) (c) x – y = (1 – y) (d) x + y = (1 – y)
17. A line perpendicular to the line ax + by + c = 0 and passes through (a, b). The equation of the line is
(a) bx – ay + (a2 – b2) = 0 (b) bx – ay – (a2 – b2) = 0 (c) bx – ay = 0 (d) None of these
18. If the line passing through (4, 3) and (2, k) is perpendicular to y = 2x + 3, then k =
(a) –1 (b) 1 (c) –4 (d) 4
19. The line passes through (1, 0) and (–2, √ ) makes an angle of ….. with x-axis
(a) 60o (b) 120o (c) 150o (d) 135o
20. The equation of line passing through the point of intersection of the lines 4x – 3y – 1 = 0 and
5x – 2y – 3 = 0 and parallel to the line 2y – 3x + 2 = 0, is
(a) x – 3y = 1 (b) 3x – 2y = 1 (c) 2x – 3y = 1 (d) 2x – y = 1
21. The equation of line passing through (4, –6) and makes an angle 45o with positive x-axis, is
(a) x – y – 10 = 0 (b) x – 2y – 16 = 0 (c) x – 3y – 22 = 0 (d) None of these
22. The straight line passes through the point of intersection of the straight lines x + 2y – 10 = 0 and
2x + y + 5 = 0, is
(a) 5x – 4y = 0 (b) 5x + 4y = 0 (c) 4x – 5y = 0 (d) 4x + 5y = 0
23. 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
24. Equations of lines which passes through the points of intersection of the lines 4x – 3y – 1 = 0 and
2x – 5y + 3 = 0 and 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
25. Equation of line passing through (1, 2) and perpendicular to 3x + 4y + 5 = 0 is
(a) 3y = 4x – 2 (b) 3y = 4x + 3 (c) 3y = 4x + 4 (d) 3y = 4x + 2
26. The equation of a straight line passing through the points (–5, –6) and (3, 10) is
(a) x – 2y = 4 (b) 2x – y + 4 = 0 (c) 2x + y = 4 (d) None of these
27. A straight line through P(1, 2) is such that its intercept between the axes is bisected at P. Its equation is
(a) x + 2y = 5 (b) x – y + 1 = 0 (c) x + y – 3 = 0 (d) 2x + y – 4 = 0
28. The equation to the straight line passing through the point of intersection of the lines 5x – 6y – 1 = 0 and
3x + 2y + 5 = 0 and perpendicular to the line 3x – 5y + 11 = 0 is
(a) 5x + 3y + 8 = 0 (b) 3x – 5y + 8 = 0 (c) 5x + 3y + 11 = 0 (d) 3x – 5y + 11 = 0
29. The opposite vertices of a square are (1, 2) and (3, 8), then the equation of a diagonal of the square
passing through through the point (1, 2) is
(a) 3x – y – 1 = 0 (b) 3y – x – 1 = 0 (c) 3x – y + 1 = 0 (d) None of these
30. The equation of the straight line joining the origin to the point of intersection of y – x + 7 = 0 and
y + 2x – 2 = 0 is
(a) 3x + 4y = 0 (b) 3x – 4y = 0 (c) 4x – 3y = 0 (d) 4x + 3y = 0
31. If line y = mx meets the lines x + 2y – 1 = 0 and 2x – y + 3 = 0 at the same point, then m equals
(a) 1 (b) –1 (c) 2 (d) –2
32. Equation of a line passing through (1, –2) and perpendicular to the line 3x – 5y + 7 = 0 is
(a) 5x + 3y + 1 = 0 (b) 3x + 5y + 1 = 0 (c) 5x – 3y – 1 = 0 (d) 3x – 5y + 1 = 0
33. The line cuts the x-axis at P. The equation of the line through P perpendicular to the given line

is
(a) x + y = ab (b) x + y = a + b (c) ax + by = a2 (d) bx + ay = b2
34. The equation of line perpendicular to x = c is
(a) y = d (b) x = d (c) x = 0 (d) None of these
35. The inclination of the straight line passing through the point (–3, 6) and the midpoint of the line joining
the point (4, –5) and (–2, 9) is
(a) (b) (c) (d)
36. The equation of the line passing through (1, 1) and parallel to the line 2x + 3y – 7 = 0 is
(a) 2x + 3y – 5 = 0 (b) 3x + 2y – 5 = 0 (c) 3x – 2y – 7 = 0 (d) 2x + 3y + 5 = 0
37. The equation of a straight line passing through origin and through the point of intersection of lines
x + y – 2 = 0 and 2x – y + 1 = 0 is
(a) 5x – y = 0 (b) 5x + y = 0 (c) x + 5y = 0 (d) x – 5y = 0
38. The equation of the line whose slope is 3 and which cuts off an intercept 3 from the positive x-axis is
(a) y = 3x – 9 (b) y = 3x + 3 (c) y = 3x + 9 (d) None of these
39. A (1, 1), B(√ and C(√ √ be three vertices of a square, then the diagonal through B is
(a) y = (√ ) √ (b) y = 0 (c) y = x (d) None of these
40. 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
41. If the slope of a line passing through the point A(3, 2) be 3/4, then the points on the line which are 5 units
away from A, are
(a) (5, 5), (–1, –1) (b) (7, 5), (–1, –1) (c) (5, 7), (–1, –1) (d) (7, 5), (1, 1)
42. The equation of a line passing through the point of intersection of the lines x + 5y = 7 = 0,
3x + 2y – 5 = 0 and perpendicular to the line 7x + 2y – 5 = 0 is given by
(a) 2x – 7y – 20 = 0 (b) 2x + 7y – 20 = 0 (c) –2x + 7y – 20 = 0 (d) 2x + 7y + 20 = 0
43. Equations of diagonals of square formed by lines x = 0, y = 0, x = 1 and y = 1 are
(a) y = x, y + x = 1 (b) y = x, x + y = 2 (c) 2y = x, y + x = (d) y = 2x, y + 2x = 1

44. If the middle points of the sides BC, CA and AB of the triangle ABC be (1, 3), (5, 7) and (–5, 7), then the
equation of the side AB is
(a) x – y – 2 = 0 (b) x – y + 12 = 0 (c) x + y – 12 = 0 (d) None of these
45. Given the four line with equations x + 2y = 3, 3x + 4y = 7, 2x + 3y = 4 and 4x + 5y + 6, then these lines
are
(a) Concurrent (b) Perpendicular (c) The sides of a rectangle (d) None of these
46. The intercept cut off from y-axis is twice that from x-axis by the line and line is passes through (1, 2)
then its equation is
(a) 2x + y = 4 (b) 2x + y + 4 = 0 (c) 2x – y = 4 (d) 2x – y + 4 = 0
47. The equation of line, which bisect the line joining two points (2, –19) and (6, 1) and perpendicular to the
line joining two points (–1, 3) and (5, –1), is
(a) 3x – 2y = 30 (b) 2x – y – 3 = 0 (c) 2x + 3y = 20 (d) None of these
48. The vertices of a triangle OBC are (0, 0), (–3, –1) and (–1, –3) respectively. Then the equation of line
parallel to BC which at unit distant from origin and cuts OB and OC, is

(a) 2x + 2y + √ (b) 2x + 2y – √ (c) 2x – 2y + √ (d) None of these

49. The intercept of a line between the coordinates axes is divided by the point (–5, 4) in the ratio 1:2. The
equation of the line will be
(a) 5x – 8y + 60 = 0 (b) 8x – 5y + 60 = 0 (c) 2x – 5y + 30 = 0 (d) None of these
50. The diagonal passing through origin of a quadrilateral formed by x = 0, y = 0, x + y = 1 and 6x + y = 3, is
(a) 3x – 2y = 0 (b) 2x – 3y = 0 (c) 3x + 2y = 0 (d) None of these
51. The angle between the lines y = (2 – √ x + 5 and y = (2 + √ x – 7 is
(a) 30o (b) 60o (c) 45o (d) 90o
52. Angle between the lines and is

(a) (b) (c) (d) None of these

53. The angle between the two lines y – 2x = 9 and x + 2y = –7, is

(a) 60o (b) 30o (c) 90o (d) 45o
54. The obtuse angle between the lines y = – 2 and y = x + 2 is
(a) 120o (b) 135o (c) 150o (d) 160o
55. The acute angle between the lines y = 3 and y = √ + 9 is
(a) 30o (b) 60o (c) 45o (d) 90o
56. Angle between x = 2 and x – 3y = 6 is

(a) (b) tan-1 (3) (c) ( ) (d) None of these

57. The angle between the lines and is

(a) tan-1 (b) cot-1 (c) cot-1 (d) tan-1

58. If the lines 2x + 3ay – 1 = 0 and 3x + 4y + 1 = 0 are mutually perpendicular, then the value of ‘a’ will be
(a) (b) 2 (c) (d) None of these

59. The lines and are perpendicular to each other if

(a) (b) (c) (d)
60. The angle between the straight lines √ and √ is
(a) 90o (b) 60o (c) 75o (d) 30o
61. The lines y = 2x and x = –2y are
(a) Parallel (b) Perpendicular (c) Equally inclined to axes (d) Coincident
o
62. The line which is parallel to x-axis and crosses the curve √ at an angle of 45 is
(a) x = 1/4 (b) y = 1/4 (c) y = 1/2 (d) y = 1
63. The angle between the lines whose intercepts on the axes are a, –b and b, –a respectively, is

(a) (b) (c) (d) None of these

64. The line 3x + 2y = 9 intersect the axes in A and B. If O is the origin, then equals
-1 o -1
(a) tan (1/3) (b) 45 (c) tan (2/3) (d) tan-1(3/2)
65. A vertex of equilateral triangle is (2, 3) and equation of opposite side is x + y = 2, then the equation of
one side from rest two is
(a) y – 3 = 2 (x – 2) (b) y – 3 = (2 – √ (x – 2) (c) y – 3 = (√ (x – 2) (d) None of these
66. Coordinates of the vertices of a quadrilateral are (2, –1), (0, 2), (2, 3) and (4, 0). The angle between its
diagonals will be

(a) 90o (b) 0o (c) tan-1(2) (d) tan-1( )

67. The line passing through the point (3, –4) and (–2, 6) and a line passing through (–3, 6) and (9, –18), are
(a) Perpendicular (b) Parallel
(c) Makes an angle 60o with each other (d) None of these
68. Equation of the two straight lines passing through the point (3, 2) and making an angle of 45o with the
line x – 2y = 3, are
(a) 3x + y + 7 = 0 and x + 3y + 9 = 0 (b) 3x – y – 7 = 0 and x + 3y – 9 = 0
(c) x + 3y – 7 = 0 and x + 3y – 9 = 0 (d) None of these
69. The sides AB, BC, CD and DA of a quadrilateral are
respectively. The angle between diagonals AC and BD is
(a) 45o (b) 60o (c) 90o (d) 30o

Answer Key

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C C B B D B A C A D
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C A C B D C C D C B
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A B C B D B D A A D
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B A C A D A A A D B
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B A A B D A A A B A
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B A C B B B B C B A
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B C C D B C B B C