CHAPTER PRACTICE PROBLEMS

STRAIGHT LINES
Q.1. Find the locus of a point which moves so that the sum of its distances from the points (a, 0) and (a, 0) is 2C. The area of a triangle is 5 units. Two of its vertices are (2, 1) and (3, 2) the third vertex lies on y = x + 3. Find the coordinates of the third vertex. If O is the origin and the coordinates of A and B are (x 1, y1) and (x2, y2) respectively then prove that OA : OB cos(AOB) = x1x2 + y1y2. Prove that all lines represented by the equation (2cos + 3sin)x + (3cos 5sin)y (5cos 2sin) = 0 passes through a fixed point . Let (h, k) be a fixed point where h, k > 0. A straight line passing the point cuts the positive direction of the coordinate axes at the points P and Q. Find the minimum area of the triangle OPQ O being the origin. The image of the point (3, 8) in the line x + 3y = 7 is (A) (1, 4) (B) (-1, -4) (C) (1, -4) (D) none of these If A (3, 3), B (4, 3) and C (3, 4) be the vertices of a triangle, then the distance between its orthocentre and circumcentre is (A)

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Q. 6.

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(B)

(C) 2 2 Q. 8.

2 (D) none of these

If a, c and b are in G.P. with common ratio 2, then the family of lines ax + by + c = 0 always passes through point (A) (1, 2) (B) (2, 1) (C) (1, 2) (D) none of these

Q.1. Q.2.

Find the coordinates of the vertices of a square inscribed in a triangle with vertices A(0, 0), B(2, 1), C(3, 0). Provided two of its vertices are on side AB. The abscissa of vertices of a square of unit area are the roots of the equation x 2 3 |x| + 2=0 and ordinates of the vertices are the roots of the equation y 2 3y + 2 = 0. Determine the vertices of the square. A(3, 0) and B(6, 0) are two constant points and U(x 1, y1) is a variable point of the plane. AU and BU meet the ordinate axis at C and D respectively and AD meets OU at V. Prove that CV passes through (2, 0) for any position of U in the plane.
A variable line makes intercepts on the coordinate axes the sum of whose squares is constant and is equal to a2. Find the locus of the foot of the perpendicular from the origin to this line.

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Q.4.

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Chapter Practice Problems SL S1 2 Q.5.

The diagonals of a rhombus are along the line y = x and y = x if one of the vertex be (1, 1) and area of the rhombus be 2 sq. unit. Find other three vertices.

Q. 6.

Let y = mx + 5 be a line. Then the range of m so that point (5, 6) and ( 6, 6) always lie on the opposite side of origin is 1 1 1 1 (A) m > and m < (B) < m < 5 6 6 5 1 (C) m > (D) none of these 5

Q. 7. If a b, b c, c a are in A.P., then the straight line (a b)x + ( b c)y +(c a) = 0 will pass through (A) (1, 2) (C) (2, 3) Q. 8. Consider a line passing through ( the line is (A) 1 (C)
3

(B) (2, 1) (D) (3, 1) , 1) and (1,

2 ) then number of rational points lying in

(B) at most 2 (D) none of these

Q.1. Q.2. Q.3.

Find the equation of the angle bisector of the angle formed by the lines 12x + 5y 10 = 0 and 3x + 4y 5 = 0 containing the point (1, 1). Prove that (5, 0), (7, 1), (8, 3) and (6, 2) are the vertices of rhombus. Is it a square?

If 1 is the area of the triangle with vertices (0, 0), (atan, bcot), (asin, bcos). 2 is the area of the triangle with vertices (a, b), (asec2, bcosec2), (a + asin2, b + bcos2). 3 is the area of the triangle with vertices (0, 0), (atan, bcot), (asin, bcos). Then prove that there exist no such that 22 = 13.
Show that the point ( 1, 5) is the reflection (image) of the point (3, 3) in the line 2y = x + 1. Find the obtuse angle between the lines x 2y + 3 = 0 and 3x + y + 1 = 0.

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A line has intercepts a and b on the coordinate axes. If keeping the origin fixed, the coordinate axes are rotated through 90, the same line has intercepts p and q, then (A) p =a, q = b (B) p = b, q = a (C) p = -b, q = -a (D) p = b, q = -a The equations of the lines representing the sides of a triangle are 3x 4y = 0, x + y = 0 and 2x 3y = 7. The line 3x + 2y = 0 always passes through the (A) incentre (B) centroid (C) circumcentre (D) orthocentre If the mid-points P, Q and R of the sides of the ABC are (3, 3) , ( 3, 4) and (2, 4) respectively, then ABC is (A) right angled (B) acute angled (C) obtuse angled (D) isosceles

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Chapter Practice Problems SL S1 3

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SOLUTION
1. Let P(h, k) be the moving point, then

( h + a) 2 + k2 + ( h a) 2 + k2

= 2c

(1)

[(h + a)2 + k2] [(h a)2 + k2] = 4ah (2) Dividing (2) by (1), we get 4ah (h + a)2 + k 2 (h a)2 + k 2 = (3) 2c h2 k2 Adding (1) and (3), we get 2 + 2 =1 c c a2 Replacing h x and k y to get the required locus as x2 y2 2 + 2 =1 c c a2 2. As the third vertex lies on the line y = x + 3 its coordinates of the form (x, x + 3). The area of x x+3 1 1 1 1 = 2x 2 . is 2 2 3 2 1 According to question |2x 2| = 5 3 7 x= , 2 2 3 3 7 13 Coordinates of the third vertex can be , or , . 2 2 2 2 3. We have OA2 = x12 + y12 , OB2 = x22 + y22 AB2 = x12 + x22 + y12 + y22 2x1x2 2y1y2 = OA2 + OB2 2(x1x2 + y1y2) OA 2 + OB2 AB2 (AOB) = 2OA OB OA OBcos(AOB) = x1x2 + y1y2. Hence proved. The equation given can be rewritten as: (2x + 3y 5) + tan(3x 5y + 2) = 0 This passes through the part of intersects of 2x + 3y 5 = 0 and 3x 5y + 2 = 0 i.e. (1, 1). Equation of line passing through (h, k) is (y k) = m (x h) where m is the slope of given line. k It meets y-axes at P(0, k mh) and abscissa axis at Q h m 1 (k mh)(hm k) Let area of (OPQ) = A = 2m dA 1 1 2 k k2 d2 A 1 2 = h2 + k = 0 m = m = = 3 k2 > 0 . 2 2 2 dm 2 h 2m m dm m k Hence minimum value of A is when m = A|min = 2hk sq. units. h

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Chapter Practice Problems SL S1 5

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B Hint : Find the foot of from (3, 8) on x + 3y = 7. This point will be the mid-point of (3, 8) and the image AB y 8 = 3 (x 3) y = x 1 Solving AB and CD x + 3 (3x -1) = 7 10x = 10 x = 1 y=2 E(1, 2) +8 = 1 = 1, = 2 = 4 2 2 E (-1, -4) Answer B. B Hint : Its a right angled . Solution : D :- Circumcentre A :- Orthocentre 1 1 2 2 1 AD = BC = 1 +1 = 2 2 2 Answer B.

A (3, 8)

I x + 3y = 7

B (, )

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C (3, 4)

D B (4, 3)

A (3, 3)

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B Hint : c 2 = ab, c = 2a, b = 4a Solution : Q Put the values of b and c in ax + by + c = 0 we get x + 4y + 2 = 0 Pt (2, -1) satisfies it.

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