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1. If the midpoint of sides of a triangle are (a, 0), (0, b) and (–a, –b), then the centroid of the
triangle is
a b
(A) (a, b) (B)  , 
3 3
(C) (0, 0) (D) none of these
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2. If the point (a , a) and (3, –2) lie on opposite side of the line x + y + 1 = 0 then a belongs to the
interval
(A) (–, 1) (B) (1, )
(C) (0, 1) (D) none of these

3. If the quadratic equation ax2 + bx + c = 0 has –2 as one of its roots then ax + by + c = 0 represents
(A) A family of concurrent lines (B) A family of parallel lines
(C) A single line (D) A line perpendicular to x-axis

4. The sides of a triangle are 3x+ 4y , 4x + 3y and 5x + 5y units , where x, y > 0 . The triangle is
(A) right angled (B) equilateral
(C) obtuse angled (D) none of these

5. Let ABC be a triangle with equations of the sides AB, BC and CA respectively x – 2 =0,
y – 5 = 0 and 5x + 2y –10 = 0. Then the orthocentre of the triangle lies on the line.
(A) x–y = 0 (B) 3x –y =1
(C) 4x +y = 10 (D) x–2y = 1

6. The equation of the straight line which passes through the point (1, 2) and cuts of intercept at x-axis
which is double the intercept at y-axis will be
(A) 2x + y = 5 (B) x + 2y = 5
(C) 5x + y = 2 (D) x + 5y = 2

7. If the centroid of a triangle lies at the origin and the coordinate of its two vertices are (–8, 7) and (9, 4)
the area of the triangle is
95 285
(A) (B)
6 2
190
(C) (D) 285
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8. If a, b are positive numbers and equation ax2 + 2xy + by2 + 2k(x + y + 1) = 0 represent a pair of
2
straight line for any real , then k can value
2 2
(A) a < k < b (B) k  (a, b)
2
(C) k < 0 (D) none of these

9. Two lines are given by (x –2y)2 + k(x –2y) = 0. The value of k, so that the distance between them is 3,
is
(A) k = 0 (B) k =  3 5
(C) k = –5 (D) k = 3

10. Two vertices of an equilateral triangle are (−1, 0) and (1, 0) and its third vertex lies above the x-axis.
The equation of the circumcircle is,
2 2  2  2 2
 3
(A) x + y    y  1 = 0 (B) x + y   y  1 = 0
 3  2 
 
 3
(C) x2 + y2   x  1 = 0 (D) none of these
 2 
 

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11. The co-ordinates of the foot of the perpendicular from (3, 1) upon the line x + 2y = 0 are
(A) (2, –1) (B) (–2, 1)
(C) (1, 1) (D) (1, 2)

12. If the points (2a, a), (a, 2a) and (a, a) enclose a triangle of area 18 sq unit, the centroid of triangle is
(A) (8, 8) (B) (4, 4)
(C) (–4, –4) (D) (8, –8)

13. The coordinates of a point on the line x + y = 4 that lies at a unit distance from the line
4x + 3y – 10 = 0 are
(A) (3, 1) (B) (–7, –11)
(C) (3, –1) (D) (+7, –11)

14. The foot of the perpendicular from the point (2, 4) upon x + y = 1 is
 1 3 1 3
(A)  ,  (B)   , 
 2 2  2 2
 4 1  3  1
(C)  ,  (D)  , 
 3 2 4 2 

15. The equation of the line x- 3 y + 2 = 0 in normal form is

(A) x cos 600 – y sin 600 = 1 (B) x cos 1200 + y sin 1200 = 1
0 0
(C) x sin 120 + y cos 120 = 1 (D) none of these

16. If three lines x + 2y = 5, 2x + y = 4 and 3x + by = 5 are concurrent then value of b is

(A) 1 (B) 2
(C) 3 (D) 4

17. The points (1, 5), (2, 4) and (3 ,3) are

(A) collinear (B) vertex of a family
(C) vertex of a right-angle triangle (D) none of these

18. The light emitting diode radiates the rays of light whose equations are given by
(1 + 2)x + (21 – 32)y = 31 – 52 where 1  0, 2  0. All the rays pass through the point
1 8  1 8
(A)  ,   (B)   , 
5 5  5 5
(C) (–2, 3) (D) can’t be determined

19. The distance between the lines 2x – 3y = 9 and 15y – 10x = 7 is equal to
4 13 13
(A) (B)
5 5
9
(C) (D) none of these
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20. The lines x + 3 y – 2 = 0, 2x – a 3 y + 5 2 = 0 and 3 x + 3y – 2 3 = 0 are concurrent for

(A) a = 1 only (B) –2  a  3
(C) all values of a (D) no value of a
 3 
21. The vertices of a triangle are   , 0  , (0, 0) and (0, – 3 ), then its orthocentre is
 2 
 3 3   1 
(A)   ,  (B)   , 0
 6 3   2 

(C) (0, 0) (D) none of these

22. If the point A (x, y) is equidistant from the points P (a + b, b – a) and Q (a – b, a + b), then
2 2
(A) ax = by (B) x – y = 2(ax + by)
(C) bx = ay (D) none of these

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23. The points (0, 2), (0, 6), (4, 0) and (k, 0) are concyclic if value of k is
(A) 3 (B) 9
(C) 16 (D) 17

24. The family of lines (l + 3m)x + 2(l + m)y = m – l ; where l  0 passes through a fixed point having co–
ordinates
(A) (2, –1) (B) (0, 1)
(C) (1, –1) (D) (2, 3)

25. The equation of the bisector of the acute angle between the lines 3x – 4y + 7 = 0 and 12x + 5y – 2 = 0
is
(A) 21x + 77y – 101 = 0 (B) 11x + 3y + 20 = 0
(C) 21x – 7y + 3 = 0 (D) 11x – 3y + 9 = 0

26. A line segment having the end points at (x1, y1) and (x2 , y2) is divided into n equal units. The
coordinate of rth point of division from point (x1, y1) are
 nx1  rx 2 ny1  ry1   (n  r )x1  rx 2 (n  r )y1  ry 2 
(A)  ,  (B)  , 
 nr nr   n n 
 (n  r )x1 (n  r )y1 
(C)  ,  (D) none of these
 n  r 1 n  r 1

27. The equation of a straight line passing through the point (–2, 3) and making intercepts of equal length
on the axes is
(A) 2x + y + 1 = 0 (B) x –y = 5
(C) x –y + 5 = 0 (D) none of these

28. The equation of the straight line passing through (4, 0) and parallel to the line 2x - 2y - 3 = 0 is
(A) 2x - 2y = 10 (B) 2x - 2y - 8 = 0
(C) 2x - 2y + 2 = 0 (D) x - y = 6

29. If the algebric sum of the perpendiculars distances of a variable line form the points (0, 2), (2, 0) and
(1, 1) is zero, then the line always passes through the point
(A) (0, 0) (B) (0, 1)
(C) (1, 0) (D) (1, 1)

30. Let P =(1, 1) and Q = (3, 2). The point R on the x-axis such that PR + RQ is minimum is
5  1 
(A)  ,0  (B)  ,0 
3  3 
(C) 3,0  (D) None of these

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