Straight Lines Numerical Question Bank for JEE Main

Numerical Question Bank for JEE Main

Straight Lines – Solutions

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1. (2) Solving 3 x + 4 y = 9, y = mx + 1 we get x =
3 + 4m

x is an integer if 3 + 4 m = 1, − 1, 5, − 5

−2 −4 2 −8
 m= , , , . So, m has two integral values.
4 4 4 4

3 −0
2. (13) Let the coordinates of A be (a, 0). Then the slope of the reflected ray is = tan  , (say ) .
5 −a

2−0
The slope of the incident ray = = tan( −  )
1−a

3 2
Since tan  + tan( −  ) = 0  + =0
5 −a 1−a

13
 13 − 5 a = 0  a =
5

 13 
Thus, the coordinates of A are  ,0  .
 5 

5x + y = 13

3. (14) Obviously the coordinates of the points A and B are (6, 0) and (0,4) respectively.

x y
Therefore, the equation of line AB is + =1
6 4

 2 x + 3 y = 12 .

A = 2, B = 12
A+B = 14

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x +5 y+4 r r r
4. (25) = = 1 = 2 = 3
cos  sin  AB AC AD

(r1 cos  − 5, r1 sin  − 4 ) lies on x + 3 y + 2 = 0 .

15
 r1 =
cos  + 3 sin 

10 6
Similarly, = 2 cos  + sin  and = cos  − sin 
AC AD

Putting in the given relation, we get (2 cos  + 3 sin  ) 2 = 0

2 2
 tan  = −  y + 4 = − (x + 5)  2 x + 3 y + 22 = 0 .
3 3

b = 3, c = 22
b+c = 25

5. (63) Let the equation of perpendicular bisector FN of AB is x − y + 5 = 0 ..... (i)

 x 1 + 1 y1 − 2 
The middle point F of AB is  ,  lies on line (i). Therefore x 1 − y 1 = −13 ..... (ii)
 2 2 

Also AB is perpendicular to FN. So the product of their slopes is –1.

y1 + 2
i.e.  1 = −1 or x 1 + y 1 = −1 …… (iii)
x1 − 1

On solving (ii) and (iii), we get B(−7,6 ) .

 11 2 
Similarly, C  , .
 5 5

Hence the equation of BC is 14 x + 23 y − 40 = 0 .

a = 23, b = 40

a + b = 63

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6. (2) From figure,

b/2  b 
    = −1  a 2 = 2b 2  a =  2 b .
 a/2   − a/2

N2 = 2

 6 + 7 −1 + 3   13 
7. (16) S = midpoint of QR =  ,  =  ,1
 2 2   2 

2 −1 2
 ‘m’ of PS = =− ,
13 9
2−
2

−2
 The required equation is y + 1 = (x − 1)
9

i.e., 2 x + 9 y + 7 = 0 .

− 2 − 2 −1 −5
8. (20) AD = = = 5
(2) + (−1)
2 2 5

AD 5 5
 tan 60 o =  3 =  BD =
BD BD 3

60o

5 20
 BC = 2 BD = 2 = =N
3 3

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9. (37) Slopes of AB and BC are – 4 and respectively. If  be the angle between AB and BC ,
4
3
−4 −
4 19
then tan  = = .....(i)
3 8
1 − 4 
4

Since AB = AC  

 ABC = ACB = 

Thus, the line AC also makes an angle  with BC. If m be the slope of the line AC, then its
equation is y + 7 = m (x − 2) .....(ii)

 3 
 m−4  19 4m − 3
Now tan  =    =
1 + m. 3  8 4 + 3m
 4 

52
 m = −4 or – .
89

52
But slope of AB is – 4, so slope of AC is − .
89

Therefore, the equation of line AC given by (ii) is 52 x + 89 y + 519 = 0 .

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10. (2) It is given that the lines ax + by + p = 0 and x cos  + y sin  = p are inclined at an angle .
4

a cos 
+ −
b  sin 
Therefore tan =
4 a cos 
1+
b sin 

 a cos  + b sin  = −a sin  + b cos  ..... (i)

It is given that the lines ax + by + p = 0 , x cos  + y sin  − p = 0 and x sin  − y cos  = 0 are
concurrent.
a b p
 cos  sin  −p =0
sin  − cos  0

 −ap cos  − bp sin  − p = 0  −a cos  − b sin  = 1

 a cos  + b sin  = −1 ......(ii)

From (i) and (ii), −a sin  + b cos  = −1
From (ii) and (iii),
(a cos  + b sin  ) 2 + (−a sin  + b cos  ) 2 = 2

 a2 + b 2 = 2 .

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11. (90) The four vertices on solving are A(−3, 3) , B(1, 1), C (1, − 1) and D(−2,−2) . m 1 = slope of AC = −1 ,

m 2 = slope of BD = 1 ;  m 1 m 2 = −1 .

Hence the angle between diagonals AC and BD is 90  .

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12. (17) The equation of any line passing through the given point P(3, 4) and making an angle with
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x −3 y−4
x-axis is o
= =r (say) ......(i)
cos 30 sin 30 o

Where ‘r’ represents the distance of any point Q on this line from the given point P (3, 4).
 r 3 r
The coordinates (x, y) of any point Q on line (i) are (3 + r cos 30 o ,4 + r sin 30 o ) i.e .,  3 + ,4 + 
 2 2 


If the point lies on the line 12 x + 5 y + 10 = 0 , then

 
12  3 +
r 3  + 5  4 + r  + 10 = 0  r = 132
.
 2   2 12 3 + 5
 

13. (91) The coordinates of A and B are (0, 12 ) and (8 ,0 ) respectively. The equation of the perpendicular

2
bisector of AB is y − 6 = (x − 4 ) or 2 x − 3 y + 10 = 0 .....(i)
3

Equation of a line passing through (0, –1) and parallel to x-axis is y = −1 . This meets (i) at C,

 13 
Therefore the coordinates of C are  − ,−1  .
 2 

Hence the area of the triangle ABC is

0 12 1
1
= 8 0 1 = 91 sq. units.
2 13
− −1 1
2

14. (2) The given lines are  x  y = 1

i.e. x + y = 1, x − y = 1, x + y = −1 and x − y = −1

These lines form a quadrilateral whose vertices are A(−1,0 ), B(0,−1), C(1,0 ) and D(0,1)

Obviously ABCD is a square.

Length of each side of this square is 1 2 + 1 2 = 2 . Hence area of square is 2  2 = 2 sq. units

2c 2 2  12
Trick: Required area = = =2.
| ab | | 1  1 |

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15. (25) Here L  x + y = 2 and L   2 x − 2 y = 1 .

Equation of y-axis is x = 0

 1 5 3
Hence the vertices of the triangle are A(0, 2), B 0,−  and C  ,  . Therefore, the area of the
 2 4 4

0 2 1
1 1 25
triangle is 0 − 1 = = N.
2 2 16
5 3
1
4 4

16N = 25

m  tan 
16. (9) The equation of lines are y − y 1 = (x − x 1 )
1  m tan 

1  tan 45 
 y−4 = (x − x 1 )
1  tan 45 

1 1
 y−4 = (x − 3)  y = 4 or x = 3
11

Hence, the lines which make the triangle are x − y = 2, x = 3 and y = 4 . The intersection points
of these lines are (6, 4 ), (3, 1) and (3, 4 )

1 9
 = [6(−3) + 3(0) + 3(3)] = .
2 2

2N = 9

17. (11) Equation of perpendicular on the line x + y − 11 = 0 is x − y +  = 0 , but it passes through (2, 3),
so  = 1 . Equation of perpendicular is x − y + 1 = 0 . Now the coordinates of the foot of the
perpendicular are the intersection point of the lines, hence point is (5, 6).

18. (7) After first transformation, the point will be (1, 4) and therefore, final point is (1 + 2, 4 ) = (3, 4 ) .

Ans = 3+4 = 7

19. (1) If the given lines are concurrent, then

a 1 1 a 1−a 1−a
1 b 1 = 0  1 b −1 0 =0
1 1 c 1 0 c −1

{Apply C 2 → C 2 − C1 and C 3 → C 3 − C1 }

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 a(b − 1)(c − 1) − (b − 1)(1 − a) − (c − 1)(1 − a) = 0

a 1 1
 + + =0
1−a 1−b 1−c

{Divide by (1 − a)(1 − b )(1 − c) }

1 1 1
 + + =1.
1−a 1−b 1−c

20. (3) Equation of the line passing through (3, 8) and perpendicular to x + 3 y − 7 = 0 is 3 x − y − 1 = 0 .
The intersection point of both the lines is (1, 2).
Now let the image of A(3,8 ) be A ( x 1 , y 1 ), then point (1, 2) will be the mid point of AA  .

x1 + 3 y +8
 = 1  x 1 = −1 and 1 = 2  y 1 = −4 .
2 2

Hence the image is (–1, –4).

-1+4 = 3

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