CLASS 11 ASSIGNMENT TOPIC – THE STRAIGHT LINES

1. A ray of light passing through the point (1,2) reflects on the x-axis at point A and the
reflected ray passed through the points (5,3). Find the coordinates of A.

2. Show that the line joining (2,-3) and (-5,1) is parallel to the line joining (7,-1) and (0,3).

3. Prove that the points (-4,-1) ,(-2,-4) ,(4,0) and (2,3) are the vertices of a rectangle.

4. Without using the distance formula, show that points (-2,-1) , (4,0) (3,3) and (-3,2) are the
vertices of a parallelogram.

5. find the angle between the x-axis and the line joining the points (3,-1) and (4,-2).

6. find the value of x for which the points (x,-1) (2, 1) and (4,5) are collinear

7. find the equation of the a line which is equidistant from the lines x=-2 and x=6.

8. find the equation of the straight line intersecting y-axis at a distance of 2 units above the
origin and making and angle of 30° with the positive direction of the x-axis.

9. Two lines passing through the point (2,3) intersect each other at an angle of 60° . If slope of
the one line is 2, find the equation of the other line.

10. Show that the perpendicular drawn from the point (4,1) on the line segment joining (6,5)
and (2,-1) divides it internally in the ratio 8:5.

11. A line perpendicular to the line segment joining the points (1,0) and (2,3) divides it in the
ratio 1:n. find the equation of the line.

12. find the equation of the straight line passing through the points (6,2) and having slope -3.

13. find the equation of the straight line which divides the join of the points (2,3) and (-5,8) in
the ratio 3:4 and is also perpendicular to it.

14. find the equation of the right bisector of the line segment joining points (3,4) and (-1,2).

15. find the equation of the line passing through the point (-3,5) and perpendicular to the line
joining (2,5) and (-3,6).

16. find the equation of the line which intercepts a length 2 on the positive direction of the x-
axis and is inclined at an angle of 135° with the positive direction of y- axis.

17. find the equation of the medians of a triangle , the coordinates of whose vertices are (-1,6) (-
3,-9) and (5,-8).

18. find the equation of the bisector of angle A of the triangle whose vertices are A (4,3) ,B(0,0)
and c(2,3).

19. In what ratio is the line joining the points (2,3) and (4,-5) divided by the line passing
through the points (6,8) and (-3,-2).

20. A line passes through the point (3,-2). Find the locus of the middle point of the portion of
the line intercepted between the axes.

21. find the equation of the straight line which passes through (1,-2) and cuts off equal
intercepts on the axes.

22. find the equation of the straight line which passes through the point (-3,8) and cuts off
positive intercepts on the coordinate axes whose sum is 7.

23. find the equation of a line which passes through the point (3,4) and is such that the portion
of it intercepted between the axes is divided by the point in the ratio 2:3.

24. find the equation of a line which passes through the point (22,-6) and is such that the
intercept on x-axis exceeds the intercept on y-axis by 5.

25. find the equation of the straight line upon which the length of the perpendicular from the
origin is 5 and the slope of this perpendicular is ¾.
26. find the equation of the straight line at a distance of 3 units from the origin such that the

perpendicular from the origin to the line makes an angle tan-1 (−5 with the positive direction of
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x- axis.

27. The length of the perpendicular from the origin to a line is 7 and the line makes an angle of
150° with the positive direction of y- axis. Find the equation of the line.

28. find the equation of the line whose perpendicular distance from the origin is 4 units and the
angle which the normal makes with the positive direction of x-axis is 15° .

29. A line is such that its segment between the straight lines 5x-y-4=0 and 3x+4y-4=0 is
bisected at point (1,5). Obtain its equation.

30. find the equation of straight line passing through (-2,-7) and having an intercept of length 3
between the straight lines 4x+3y=12 and 4x+3y=3.

31. find the distance of the point (3,5) from the line 2x+3y=14 measured parallel to the line x-
2y =1.

32. find the distance of the point (2,5) from the line 3x+y+4=0 measured parallel to the line 3x-
4y+8=0.

33. find the distance of the line 2x+y=3 from the point (-1,-3) in the direction of the line whose
slope is 1.

34. Show that the origin is equidistant from the line 4x+3y+10 =0; 5x-12y+26 =0 and
7x+24y=50.

35. find the equation of the line passing through the point of intersection of the lines4x+y-1=0
and 7x-3y-35 =0.

36. Three sides A,B,C,D and CA of a triangle ABC are 5x-3y+2 =0 , x-3y-2 =0 and x+y-6=0
respectively. Find the equation of the altitude through the vertex A.

37. If the lines p1x+q1y=1,p2+q2y=1 and P3x+q3y=1 be concurrent, show that the points (p11,q1) ,
(p2,q2) and (p3,q3) are collinear.

38. If a,b,c are in A.P. Prove that the straight lines ax+2y+1=0, bx +3y+1 =0 and cx+4y+1=0
are concurrent.

39. find the coordinates of the foot of the perpendicular drawn from the point (1,-2) on the line
y=2x+1.

40. find the equation of a straight line parallel to 2x+3y+11=0 and which is such that the sum
of its intercepts on the axes is 15.

41. A straight line L is perpendicular to the line 5x-y=1. The area of the triangle formed by the
line L and the coordinates axes is 5 square units. Find the quation of the line L.

42. find the equation of the straight line perpendicular to 2x-3y=5 and cutting of an intercept
10n the positive direction of the x-axis.

43. find the image of the point (2,1) with respect to the line mirror x+y-5=0.

44. If the image of the point (2,1) with respect to the line mirror be (5,2) , find the equation of
the mirror.

45. find the equation of a line drawn perpendicular to the line + =1,throuth the point where
x y

it meets the y-axis.

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46. find the equation of the right bisector of the line segment joining the (3,4) and (-1,2).

47. The equations of perpendicular bisectors of the sides AB and AC of a triangle ABC are X-
Y+5 =0 and x+2y=0 respectively. If the point A is (1,-2), find the equation of the line BC.

48. Find the angle between the line joining the points (2,0)&(0,3) and the line x+y=1.
49. A line passing through the points (a,2a) and (-2,3) is perpendicular to the line 4x+3y+5=0,
find the value of a .

50. find the value of the parameter a so that the point (a,2) is an interior point of the triangle
formed by the line x+y-4=0, 3x-7y-8=0 and 4x-y-31=0.

51. find the distance of the point (1,2) from the straight line with slope 5 and passing through
the point of intersection of x+2y=5 and x-3y=7.

52. find the equation of straight line(s) which are parallel to x+7y+2=0 and at unit distancefrom
the point (1,-1).

53. find the equation of the line mid-way between the parallel line 9x+6y-7=0 and 3x+2y+6=0.

54. Prove that the area of the parallelogram formed by the lines 3x-4y+a =0 , 3x-4y+3a=o,4x-

3y-a=0 and 4x-3y-2a=0 is a units.

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55. One side of a rectangle lines along the line 4x+7y+5=0. Two of its vertices are (-3,1) and
(1,1). Find the equations of the other three sides.

56. find the equations to the straight lines passing through the point (3,-2) and inclined at 60°
to the line √ 3 x+ y =1.

57. find the equations to the sides of an isosceles right angled triangle the equation of whose
hypotenuse is 3x+4y=4 and the opposite vertex so the point (2,2).

58. find the equation of two straight lines passing through (1,2) and making an angle of 60°
with the line x+y=0. Find also the area of the triangle formed by the three lines.

59. Find the equation of the straight line passing through the point of intersection of
2x+3y+1=0 and 3x-5y-5=0 and equally inclined to the axes.

60. Find the equation of the straight line which passes through the point of intersection of the
lines 3x-y=5 and x+3y=1 and makes equal and positive intercepts on the axes.

Answers –

1. ( 135 , 0) (28) (√ 3+1)x+ (√ 3-1)y=8√ 2

5) 135° (29) 83x-35y+92 = 0

6. 1 (30) x+2 = 0, 7x+24y+182=0
7. x=2 (31)√ 5
8. x-√ 3 y+ 2 √ 3 =0 (32) 5

9. y-3 = (x-2) (33)

−2+ √ 3 8 √2
2 √3+1 3
Y- 3 = (x-2) (35) 12x-y-31=0
2−√ 3

11. (n+1) x+3 (n+1) = n+11 (36)3x+y-10 =0

2 √ 3+1

12. 3x+ y -20 =0 (39) (-1,-1)

13. 49x-35y+229 =0 (40)2x+3y-18=0
14. 2x+y = 5 (41)x+5y+- 5 √ 2=0
15. 5x-y+20 = 0 (42) 3x+2y-3=0
16. x+y-2 = 0 (43) (4,3)
17. 29x+4y+5 =0, (44) 3x+y =12
8x-5y-21 = 0, (45) 2x-3y+18=0
13x+14y+47 = 0 (46)2x+y-5=0
18. x-3y+5 = 0 (47)14x+23y-40=0

19. 5:97 Externally (48)tan-1 ( 15 )

20. (49) a = (50)a ϵ (22/3 ,33/4) (51)
3 1 18 132
− =1
21. x+y=-1 (52) x+7y+16=0
2x y 5 √650
22. 4x+3y=12 (53)18x+12y+11 =0
23. 6x+11y-66= 0 0r X+2y-10=0 (55) 4x+7y-11 =0, 7x-4y+25 = 0, 7x-4y-3 = 0
24. 2x+y=10 (56) y+2=0and√ 3 x-y = 2+3√ 3
25. 4x+3y-25=0 OR 4x+3y+25=0 (57) 7x+y-16 = 0 and x-7y+12 = 0
26.√ 2 x +5y = 39 (58) y-2=(2−¿+√ 3 ¿ ¿)(x-1), Area sq unit
3 √3
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27. √ 3 x+y=14 (59)19x+19y+3 = 0 (60) 5x+5y = 7