MATHEMATICS

37 B 38 C 39 A 40 C 41 D 42 D

43 AB 44 BC 45 CD 46 ABCD 47 AC 48 A

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37. Lines form triangle. Therefore, x  3y  1  0 is not parallel to kx  2y  2  0
k 1 2
  k
2 3 3
Also line 2x  y  3  0 is not parallel to kx  2y  2  0
k
  2  k  4
2
Further lines must not be concurrent
1 3 1
6
 k 2 2  0  k 
5
2 1 3

Line ax  by  2  0 always passes through the point  2, 

8
38.
3
 
 6a  8b  6  0 or 3a  4b  3  0 ____(i)
Now bx  ay  4  0 and 3x  4y  5  0 meet axis in concyclic points.
So, m1m 2  1
 b   3 
  .   1
a  4 
 4a  3b  0 _____(ii)
Solving (i) and (ii) we get a  9 / 7, b  12 / 7
 Line ax  by  3  0 always passes through the point  1,1 .
39. 4acx  y  ab  bc  ca  abc   abc  0
4 3  2 1 1
Dividing by abc, we get x  y  1  y  0    
b b  b a c
1
  4x  3y   1  y  0
b
Lines are concurrent at point of intersection of lines 4x  3y  0 and 1  y  0 or  3 / 4,1
7
Hence the required line in y  x 
4
40. Equation of the line through AB and AC is
 px  qy  1    qx  py  1  0 _____(i)
 It passes through (p,q), then
 p2  q 2  1    pq  pq  1  0
   
p 2
 q 2  1
 2pq  1
 From equation (i),
 p2  q 2  1 qx  py  1  0
 px  qy  1   
 2pq  1
or  2pq  1 px  qy  1   p 2  q 2  1  qx  py  1
41. Line passes through the point of intersection of x  2y  2  0 and 2x  by  6  0
So, its equation is given by   x  2y  2    2x  by  6   0
As it passes through the origin
2  6  0    3
 Equation of the line is  x   6  b  y  0
1
Its slope is
6b

As its angle with y  0 is less than
4
1
1  1
6b
 6  b  1or  1
 b  5or b  7
But b  4 (as the lines intersect)
 b   , 4    4,5    7,  
42. Given family of lines is  4a  3 x   a  1 y   2a  1  0
or  3x  y  1  a  4x  y  2   0
Family of lines passes through the fixed point P which is the intersection of
3x  y  1and 4x  y  2
Solving we get P 1, 2  .

Now let  h, k  be the foot of perpendicular on each of the family.

k k2
 .  1
h h 1
 Locus is x  x  1  y  y  2   0
or  2x  1  4  y  1  5
2 2

43. 6a 2  3b 2  c 2  7ab  ac  4bc  0

  2a  3b  c  3a  b  c   0
 2a  3b  c  0 or 3a  b  c  0
 lines are concurrent at  2, 3 or  3, 1
44.

Clearly, from the figure, the triangle is obtuse-angled. Hence, the centroid and incenter
lie inside the triangle. The orthocenter and circumcenter lie outside the triangle.
Therefore, it is an obtuse-angled triangle.
45. If the lines x  y  1  0,  m  1 x   m 2  7  y  5  0 , and  m  2  x   2m  5  y  0 are
concurrent, then
0
1 1 1
or m  1 m  7 5  0
2

m  2 2m  5 0
or  m  2   5  m  7    2m  5 5  m  1  0  0
2

or  m  2   m 2  12    2m  5 m  6   0
or m3  4m 2  5m  6  0
or  m  3  m 2  m  2   0
or m  3
If m  3 , then the two lines are parallel.
Given lines are mutually perpendicular and intersect at A  ,  .
6 13
46.
5 5 

Equation of angle bisectors B1 and B2 of the given lines are x  2y  4    2x  y  5 

or x  3y  9 and 3x  y  1
Side BC will be parallel to these bisectors.
Let AD  a .
 AB  a 2
Area of triangle ABC    a 2   a 2
1 2

2
 a 2  10 (given)
or a  10
Let equation of BC be x  3y   . Then
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 
5 5
10 
10
  1,19
So, equation of BC is x  3y  1or x  3y  19
If equation of BC is 3x  y   , then
18 13
 
5 5
10 
10
  9,11
Therefore, equation of BC is 3x  y  9 or 3x  y  11
47. It is clear that the diagonals of the rhombus will be parallel to the bisectors of the given
lines and will pass through (1,3). The equations of bisectors of the given lines are
x  y 1  7x  y  5 
  
2  5 2 
or 2x  6y  0, 6x  2y  5
Therefore, the equations of diagonals are x  3y  8  0 and 3x  y  6  0 . Thus, the
required vertex will be the point where these lines meet the line y  2x . Solving these
lines. We get the possible coordinates as  8 / 5 / 16 / 5  and  6 / 5 / 12 / 5  .
48. Solving given lines for their point of intersection, we get the point of intersection as
  c /  a  b  , c /  a  b   .
Its distance from (1,1) is
2 2
 c   c 
1    1    2 2 (given)
 ab  ab
or  a  b  c   4  a  b  or  a  b  c    2a  2b   0
2 2 2 2

or  c  a  b  c  3a  3b   0
Since a  b  c  0,  c  a  b   0 or a  b  c  0
49.

P is the orthocenter. Therefore,

AP  BC
 1  3 2 
or      1
 p   2 1 
5
or  1or p  5
p
Since BP  AC , we have
 27  2q
 1
18  q
or q  27  18
or q  45
 p  q  5  45  50
50. Each family has parallel lines having the distance between them as 1/ 2 unit. Both the
families are perpendicular to each other. So, to form a square of diagonal 2 units,lines
of alternate pair are to be chosen.
Both the families have three such pairs. So, the number of squares possible is 3  3  9
ax by
51. Equation of line   1  0 has two independent parameters.
c 1 c 1
5a  5b  20c  t
 5a  5b  t  20c
5a 5b t  20c
  
c 1 c 1 c 1
R.H.S. is independent of c if t  20 .
a b c
52. 2   , or a  b  c  2 bc
bc c b
or a   b  c  ,
2
or a  b  c  0
since a  b  c  0(as a, b, c  0)
Comparing ax  by  c  0 , we have x  1, y  1
53. Given equation of family of lines is  2x  y  3    x  2y  3  0,   R
The family of lines is concurrent at point of intersection of 2x  y  3  0 and
x  2y  3  0 which is A 1,1 .
Two members L1and L 2 of this family and line x  y  0 form an equilateral triangle.
Let foot perpendicular from A 1,1 on the line x  y  0 be M  h, k  .
h  1 k  1  1  1
  , M   h, k    0, 0 
1 1 2
Since triangle is equilateral, AM is median, altitude and angle bisector.
1  0   1  0 
2 2
AM   2
2
Incentre coincides with centroid G such that AG  2.
3
 2 2 2 2  1 1
Slope of AM is 1  tan 450 . G  1  cos 450 ,1  sin 450    , 
 3 3  3 3
54. Given lines  x  y  1  b  2x  3y  8   0 are concurrent at the point of intersection of the
lines x  y  1  0 and 2x  3y  8  0 , which is (1,-2). Now, the line through A(1,-2),
which is farthest from the point B(2,2), is perpendicular to AB. Now, the slope of AB is
4. Then the required line is y  2   1/ 4  x  1 or x  4y  7  0 .
Lines x  4y  7  0 and x  2y  1  0 intersect at (-3,-1) which must satisfy the line
3x  4y    0 . Then 9  4    0 or   5