CHUDIWAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

Date : 22-12-2024 TEST ID: 19

Time : 01:30:00 MATHEMATICS
Marks : 100
4.STRAIGHT LINE

Single Correct Answer Type through the origin at equal distance

1. A beam of light is sent along the line 𝑥 − 𝑦 = 1. from the points 𝐴(2, 2) and 𝐵(4, 0)
Which after refracting from the 𝑥-axis entres Which of these is/are correct
the opposite side by turning through 30° a) Only 1
towards the normal at the point of incidence b) Only 2
on the 𝑥-axis. Then, the equation of the c) Both of these
refracted ray is d) None of these
a) (2 − √3)𝑥 − 𝑦 = 2 + √3
b) (2 + √3)𝑥 − 𝑦 = 2 + √3 5. If the lines 𝑥 = 𝑎 + 𝑚, 𝑦 = −2 and 𝑦 = 𝑚𝑥 are
concurrent, then least value of |𝑎| is
c) (2 − √3)𝑥 + 𝑦 = 2 + √3
a) 0
d) None of these
b) √2
c) 2√2
2. Consider the points 𝐴 ≡ (3, 4), 𝐵 ≡ (7, 13). If
‘𝑃’ be a point on the line 𝑦 = 𝑥, such that 𝑃𝐴 + d) None of these
𝑃𝐵 is minimum, then coordinates of 𝑃 is
13 13 6. The lines bisecting the angle between the
a) ( , ) bisectors of the angles between the lines 𝑎𝑥 2 +
7 7
23 23 2ℎ𝑥𝑦 + 𝑏𝑦 2 = 0 are given by
b) ( , )
7 7 a) (𝑎 − 𝑏)(𝑥 2 − 𝑦 2 ) − 4 ℎ𝑥𝑦 = 0
31 31 b) (𝑎 − 𝑏)(𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 ) + 4ℎ𝑥𝑦 = 0
c) ( , )
7 7 c) (𝑎 − 𝑏)(𝑥 2 − 𝑦 2 ) + 4 ℎ𝑥𝑦 = 0
33 33
d) ( , ) d) None of these
7 7
7. If 𝜃 is the acute angle between the lines given
3. The area of the triangle formed by 𝑦-axis, the
by 6𝑥 2 + 5𝑥𝑦 − 7𝑥 + 13𝑦 − 3 = 0, then the
straight line 𝐿 passing through (1,1) and (2,0)
equation of the line passing through the point
and the straight line perpendicular to the line 𝐿
of intersection of these lines and making angle
and passing through (1/2,0)
25
𝜃 with the positive 𝑥-axis is
a) 8
sq. units a) 2𝑥 + 11𝑦 + 13 = 0
25
b) 4 sq. units b) 11𝑥 − 2𝑦 + 13 = 0
25 c) 2𝑥 − 11𝑦 + 2 = 0
c) 16 sq. units
d) 11𝑥 + 2𝑦 − 11 = 0
25
d) 2 sq. units
8. The vertices of ∆𝑂𝐵𝐶 are (0, 0), (−3, −1) and
4. Consider the following statements: (−1, −3), then the equation of the line parallel
1
𝑥1 𝑦1 1 𝑎1 𝑏1 1 to 𝐵𝐶 which is a distance 2 from the origin and
1. If |𝑥2 𝑦2 1| = |𝑎2 𝑏2 1|, then the
cut 𝑂𝐵 and 𝑂𝐶 intercept, is
𝑥3 𝑦3 1 𝑎3 𝑏3 1
a) 2𝑥 − 2𝑦 + √2 = 0
two triangles with vertices
(𝑥1 , 𝑦1 ), (𝑥2 , 𝑦2 ), (𝑥3 , 𝑦3 ) and b) 2𝑥 + 2𝑦 + √2 = 0
(𝑎1 , 𝑏1 ), (𝑎2 , 𝑏2 ), (𝑎3 , 𝑏3 ) must be c) 2𝑥 + 2𝑦 − √2 = 0
congruent d) 𝑥 + 𝑦√2 = 0
2. Only one straight line can be drown
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 d) 2𝑥 − 𝑦 − 8 = 0
9. Separate equations of lines for a pair of lines
whose equation is 𝑥 2 + 𝑥𝑦 − 12𝑦 2 = 0, are 15. The parallelism condition for two straight lines
a) 𝑥 + 4𝑦 = 0 and 𝑥 + 3𝑦 = 0 one of which is specified by the equation 𝑎𝑥 +
b) 2𝑥 − 3𝑦 = 0 and 𝑥 − 4𝑦 = 0 𝑏𝑦 + 𝑐 = 0 and the other being represented
c) 𝑥 − 6𝑦 = 0 and 𝑥 − 3𝑦 = 0 parametrically by 𝑥 = α𝑡 + β, 𝑦 = γ𝑡 + δ, is
d) 𝑥 + 4𝑦 = 0 and 𝑥 − 3𝑦 = 0 given by
a) 𝑎γ + bα = 0, β = δ = c = 0
10. The straight line 4𝑥 + 3𝑦 = 12 intersects the b) 𝑎α − 𝑏γ = 0, β = δ = 0
𝑥-axis and 𝑦-axis at 𝐴 and 𝐵 respectively. Then c) 𝑎α + 𝑏γ = 0
the distance 𝐵𝐼 where 𝐼 is the centre of the in- d) 𝑎γ = 𝑏α = 0
circle of ∆ 𝑂𝐴𝐵, where 𝐵 is the origin, is equal
to 16. The diagonals of the parallelogram whose
a) √10 sides are 𝑙𝑥 + 𝑚𝑦 + 𝑛 = 0, 𝑙𝑥 + 𝑚𝑦 + 𝑛′ =
b) 2√5 0, 𝑚𝑥 + 𝑙𝑦 + 𝑛 = 0, 𝑚𝑥 + 𝑙𝑦 + 𝑛′ = 0 include
c) 3 an angle
d) 2 a) 𝜋/3
b) 𝜋/2
11. The area of the triangle formed by the axes and 𝑙 2 − 𝑚2
c) tan−1 ( 2 )
the line (cos ℎ 𝛼 − sin ℎ 𝛼) + (cos ℎ 𝛼 + 𝑙 + 𝑚2
sin ℎ 𝛼)𝑦 = 2 in square units, is 2 𝑙𝑚
d) tan−1 ( 2 )
a) 4 𝑙 + 𝑚2
b) 3
c) 2 17. If one of the lines of 𝑎𝑥 2 + 2 ℎ𝑥𝑦 + 𝑏𝑦 2 = 0
d) 1 bisects the angle between the axes, in the first
quadrant, then
12. If the angle between the lines represented by a) ℎ2 − 𝑎𝑏 = 0
equations 𝑦 2 + 𝑘𝑥𝑦 − 𝑥 2 tan2 𝐴 = 0 is 2𝐴, then b) ℎ2 + 𝑎𝑏 = 0
𝑘 is equal to c) (𝑎 + 𝑏)2 = ℎ2
a) 0 d) (𝑎 + 𝑏)2 = 4 ℎ2
b) 2
c) 4 18. The equation of the line with gradient −3/2
d) −2 which is concurrent with the lines 4 𝑥 + 3 𝑦 −
7 = 0 and 8 𝑥 + 5 𝑦 − 1 = 0 is
13. Given four lines whose equations are 𝑥 + 2𝑦 − a) 3 𝑥 + 2 𝑦 − 2 = 0
3 = 0, 2𝑥 + 3𝑦 − 4 = 0,3𝑥 + 4𝑦 − 7 = 0 and b) 3𝑥 + 2 𝑦 − 63 = 0
4𝑥 + 5𝑦 − 6 = 0, then the lines are c) 2 𝑦 − 3 𝑥 − 2 = 0
a) Concurrent d) None of these
b) Sides of a square
c) Sides of a rhombus 19. 𝑃(2,1), 𝑄(4, −1), 𝑅(3,2) are the vertices of a
d) None of these triangle and if through 𝑃 and 𝑅 lines parallel to
opposite sides are drawn to intersect in 𝑆, then
14. Consider the family of lines (𝑥 + 𝑦 − 1) + the area of 𝑃𝑄𝑅𝑆 is
𝜆(2𝑥 + 3𝑦 − 5) = 0 and a) 6
(3𝑥 + 2𝑦 − 4) + μ(𝑥 + 2𝑦 − 6) = 0, equation b) 4
of the straight line that belongs to both the c) 8
families is d) 12
a) 𝑥 − 2𝑦 − 8 = 0
b) 𝑥 − 2𝑦 + 8 = 0 20. The equation(s) of the bisector(s) of that angle
c) 2𝑥 + 𝑦 − 8 = 0 between the lines 𝑥 + 2 𝑦 − 1 = 0, 3 𝑥 − 6 𝑦 −

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 5 = 0 which contains the point (1, −3) is axis of 𝑦 and inclined at 30° to the positive
a) 3𝑥 = 19 direction of 𝑥-axis, is
b) 3𝑦 = 7 a) 𝑦 + 𝑥 − √3 = 0
c) 3𝑥 = 19 and 3𝑦 = 7 b) 𝑦 − 𝑥 + 2 = 0
d) None of these c) 𝑦 − √3𝑥 − 2 = 0
d) √3𝑦 − 𝑥 + 2√3 = 0
21. The distance of the point (3, 5) from the line
2𝑥 + 3𝑦 − 14 = 0 measured parallel to line 𝑥 − 27. The limiting position of the point of
2𝑦 = 1, is intersection of the lines 3𝑥 + 4𝑦 = 1 and
7
a) (1 + 𝑐)𝑥 + 3𝑐 2 𝑦 = 2 as 𝑐 tends to 1, is
√5 a) (−5, 4)
7
b) b) (5, −4)
√13 c) (4, −5)
c) √5
d) None of these
d) √13
28. Points on the line 𝑥 + 𝑦 = 4 that lie at a unit
22. Orthocentre of the triangle whose sides are distance from the line 4𝑥 + 3𝑦 − 10 = 0, are
given by 4 𝑥 − 7 𝑦 + 10 = 0, 𝑥 + 𝑦 − 5 = 0 and a) (3, 1) and (−7, 11)
7 𝑥 + 4 𝑦 − 15 = 0 is b) (−3,7) and (2,2)
a) (−1, −2) c) (−3,7) and (−7,11)
b) (1, −2) d) None of these
c) (−1,2)
d) (1,2) 29. If the straight line 𝑎𝑥 + 𝑏𝑦 + 𝑐 = 0 always
passes through (1, −2), then 𝑎, 𝑏, 𝑐 are
23. The number of the straight lines which are a) in AP
equally inclined to both the exes, is b) in HP
a) 4 c) in GP
b) 2 d) None of these
c) 3
d) 1 30. The coordinates of the image of the origin 𝑂
with respect to the line 𝑥 + 𝑦 + 1 = 0 are
24. Two consecutive sides of a parallelogram are a) −1/2, −1/2
4𝑥 + 5𝑦 = 0 and 7𝑥 + 2𝑦 = 0. One diagonal of b) (−2, −2)
the parallelogram is 11𝑥 + 7𝑦 = 9. If the other c) (1,1)
diagonal is d) (−1, −1)
a) 𝑎 = −1, 𝑏 = −1, 𝑐 = 2
b) 𝑎 = 1, 𝑏 = −1, 𝑐 = 0 31. If 𝑥 2 − 𝑘 𝑥𝑦 + 𝑦 2 + 2 𝑦 + 2 = 0 denotes a pair
c) 𝑎 = −1, 𝑏 = −1, 𝑐 = 0 of straight lines then 𝑘 =
d) 𝑎 = 1, 𝑏 = 1, 𝑐 = 1 a) 2
b) 1/√2
25. If the angle between the lines represented by
c) 2√2
2𝑥 2 + 5𝑥𝑦 + 3𝑦 2 + 6𝑥 + 7𝑦 + 4 = 0 is
d) √2
tan−1 (𝑚), then 𝑚 is equal to
a) 1/5
32. The pairs of straight lines 𝑎𝑥 2 + 2ℎ𝑥𝑦 − 𝑎𝑦 2 =
b) −1
0 and ℎ𝑥 2 − 2𝑎𝑥𝑦 − ℎ𝑦 2 = 0 are such that
c) −2/3
a) One pair bisects the angle between the other
d) None of these
pair
b) The lines of one pair are equally inclined to
26. Equation of the straight line cutting off an
the lines of the other pair
intercept 2 from the negative direction of the
c) The lines of each pair are perpendicular to
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 other pair b) 14√2
d) All of these c) 28
d) None of these
33. A line 𝐴𝐵 makes zero intercepts on 𝑥-axis and
𝑦-axis and it is perpendicular to another line 39. The range of values of 𝛼 for which the points
𝐶𝐷 which is 3𝑥 + 4𝑦 + 6 = 0. The equation of (𝛼, 2 + 𝛼)and (
3𝛼
, 𝛼 2 ) lie on opposite sides of
2
line 𝐴𝐵 is
the line 2𝑐 + 3𝑦 = 6, is
a) 𝑦 = 4
a) (−2,1)
b) 4𝑥 − 3𝑦 + 8 = 0
b) (−∞, −2) ∪ (0,1)
c) 4𝑥 − 3𝑦 = 0
c) (−2,0) ∪ (1, ∞)
d) 4𝑥 − 3𝑦 + 6 = 0
d) (−1,0) ∪ (2, ∞)
34. Lines 2𝑥 + 𝑦 = 1 and 2𝑥 + 𝑦 = 7 are
1 40. If the lines joining the origin to the points of
a) On the same side of a point (0, 2) intersection of 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 + 2𝑔𝑥 + 𝑐 = 0 and
1
b) On the opposite side of a point (0, 2) 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 + 2𝑓𝑦 − 𝑐 = 0 are at right angles, then
c) Same lines a) 𝑔2 + 𝑓 2 = 𝑐
d) Perpendicular lines b) 𝑔2 − 𝑓 2 = 𝑐
c) 𝑔2 − 𝑓 2 = 2𝑐
35. A straight line passing through 𝑃 (3, 1) meet d) 𝑔2 + 𝑓 2 = 𝑐 2
the coordinate axes at 𝐴 and 𝐵. It is given that
distance of this straight line from the origin ‘𝑂’ 41. Two vertices of a triangle are (5, −1) and
is maximum. Area of ∆ 𝑂𝐴𝐵 is equal to (−2,3). If the orthocentre of the triangle is the
50 origin, then coordinates of the third vertex are
a) sq unit a) (4,7)
3
25 b) (−4, −7)
b) sq unit
3 c) (−4, 7)
20 d) None of these
c) sq unit
3
100
d) sq unit 42. The equation of the image of the lines 𝑦 = |𝑥|
6 in the line mirror 𝑥 = 2 is
a) 𝑦 = |𝑥 − 4|
36. If 𝜆𝑥 2 − 10 𝑥𝑦 + 12 𝑦 2 + 5 𝑥 − 16 𝑦 − 3 = 0,
b) |𝑦| = 𝑥 + 4
represents a pair of straight lines, then the
c) |𝑦| + 4 = 𝑥
value of 𝜆 is
d) None of these
a) 4
b) 3
43. The area (in square units) of the quadrilateral
c) 2
formed by two pairs of lines 𝑙 2 𝑥 2 − 𝑚2 𝑦 2 −
d) 1
𝑛(𝑙𝑥 + 𝑚𝑦) = 0 and 𝑙 2 𝑥 2 − 𝑚2 𝑦 2 +
𝑛(𝑙𝑥 − 𝑚𝑦) = 0, is
37. The joint equation of the straight lines 𝑥 + 𝑦 =
𝑛2
1 and 𝑥 − 𝑦 = 4, is a)
2 |𝑙𝑚|
a) 𝑥 2 − 𝑦 2 = −4
𝑛2
b) 𝑥 2 − 𝑦 2 = 4 b)
c) (𝑥 + 𝑦 − 1)(𝑥 − 𝑦 − 4) = 0 |𝑙𝑚|
𝑛
d) (𝑥 + 𝑦 + 1)(𝑥 − 𝑦 + 4) = 0 c)
2 |𝑙𝑚|
𝑛2
38. If the area of the triangle formed by the pair of d)
4|𝑙𝑚|
lines given by 8𝑥 2 − 6𝑥𝑦 + 𝑦 2 = 0 and the line
2𝑥 + 3𝑦 = 𝑎 is 7, then 𝑎 =
44. A system of lines is given as 𝑦 = 𝑚𝑖 𝑥 + 𝑐𝑖
a) 14
where 𝑚𝑖 can take any value out of 0, 1, −1 and

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 when 𝑚𝑖 is positive, then 𝑐𝑖 can be 1 or −1, equation of the line passing through (1, −1)
when 𝑚𝑖 equal 0, 𝑐𝑖 can be 0 or 1 and when 𝑚𝑖 and parallel to 𝑃𝑆 is
equals to −1, 𝑐𝑖 can take 0 or 2. Then, the area a) 2𝑥 − 9𝑦 − 7 = 0
enclosed by all these straight line is b) 2𝑥 − 9𝑦 − 11 = 0
3 c) 2𝑥 + 9𝑦 − 11 = 0
a) (√2 − 1)sq unit
√2 d) 2𝑥 + 9𝑦 + 7 = 0
3
b) sq unit
√2 48. The area enclosed within the curve |𝑥| + |𝑦| =
3 1, is
c) sq unit
2 a) 1 sq. units
d) None of these b) 2 sq. units
c) 3 sq. units
45. The equation of a straight line passing through d) 4 sq. units
the point of intersection of 𝑥 − 𝑦 + 1 = 0 and
3𝑥 + 𝑦 − 5 = 0 and perpendicular to one of 49. The distance of the line 2𝑥 − 3𝑦 = 4 from the
them, is point (1, 1) measured parallel to the line 𝑥 +
a) 𝑥 + 𝑦 + 3 = 0 𝑦 = 1, is
b) 𝑥 − 𝑦 − 3 = 0 a) √2
c) 𝑥 − 3𝑦 − 5 = 0
b) 5/√2
d) 𝑥 − 3𝑦 + 5 = 0
c) 1/√2
46. The length of perpendicular from the point d) 6
(𝑎 cos α , 𝑎 sin α) upon the straight line 𝑦 =
𝑥 tan α + 𝑐, 𝑐 > 0, is 50. If the lines 𝑎𝑥 + 2 𝑦 + 1 = 0, 𝑏𝑥 + 3 𝑦 + 1 =
a) 𝑐 0, 𝑐𝑥 + 4 𝑦 + 1 = 0 are concurrent, then a, b, c
are in
b) 𝑐 sin2 α
a) AP
c) 𝑐 cos α
b) GP
d) 𝑐 sec 2 α
c) HP
d) None of these
47. Let 𝑃𝑆 be the median of the triangle with
vertices 𝑃(2, 2), 𝑄(6, −1) and 𝑅(7, 3). The

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