SSC CGL 2016

Coordinate Geometry Handout

1. What is the distance between the points P (3,8) and 7. Find equation of the line passing through point
Q (-2,-7) ? (3,-4) and perpendicular to the line joining the
a) 5√2 b) 5 points (-1,-2 ) and ( -2, -5 )
c) 5√10 d) 10√2 a) 3x – y + 9 =0
b) x + 3y + 9 = 0
3 c) 3x + y + 8 = 0
2. Find the equation of the line with slope and
4 d) 3x – y - 11 = 0
intercept on y-axis is 7 :
a) 3x – 4y + 21 = 0 8. Find the equation of the line which passes through
b) 3x + 4y + 28 = 0 the point (1, 6) and has intercept on axes such that
c) 3x - 4y + 28 = 0 their sum is 12.
d) 3x - 4y - 28 = 0 a) 3 x + y = 9
b) 3 x + y = 3
3. Find the equation of the line passing through point c) x + 3 y = 9
2
(3,-5) and having it slope 3 d) x + 3 y = 3
a) 2x - 3y – 21 = 0
b) 2x - 3y + 21 = 0 9. A straight line intersects x-axis at P and y-axis at Q.
c) 3x - 2y + 21 = 0 PQ is divided internally at C (6, 10) in the ratio 5: 3,
d) 2x + 3y -23 = 0 Find equation of line PQ.
a) x + y = 16
4. Find the equation of the line which cuts off b) x + y = 32
intercepts of 3 and 4 from x and y axis. c) x + y + 1 = 0
a) 4x – 3y = 12 d) None of the above
b) 3x – 4y = 12
c) 4x + 3y = 12 10. A straight line passes through points P (a, 0) and Q
d) 3x + 4y = 12 (0, b) . The length of the line segment PQ is 17 and
the product of intercept on axes is 120. Find
equation of the straight line.
5. Find equation of the line passing through points a) 15 x + 8 y = 120
(1,-4) and (-2,3) b) 15 x + 8 y = 60
a) 7x + 2y + 1= 0 c) 8 x + 15 y = 120
b) 7x + 3y + 11 = 0 d) Both (a) and (c)
c) 7x + 3y – 7 = 0
d) X – 3 y – 8 = 0 11. Vertices of a triangle PQR is ( 3, 3) , ( 2, 5) , (-2, -2)
then the triangle is :
6. Find equation of the straight line which makes a) Scalene
equal intercept on axes and passes through (2,-7) b) Equilateral
a) x + y – 2 = 0 c) Right angled
b) x – y - 9 = 0 d) None of (a), (b) and (c)
c) x – y + 9 = 0
d) x + y + 5 = 0 12. Find the equation of a line which passes through
the points (2, -3) and makes an angle of 30o with
positive direction of x-axis :

CGL/QA/CG/H-1/16 Call us: 8860435969 f/mishraravimohan

 SSC CGL 2016

Coordinate Geometry Handout

𝑥 𝑦
a) x + √3y = 2 - 4 √3 18. A straight line 𝑎 + 𝑏 = 1 , passes through point
b) x + √3y = 2 + 4 √3 (6, 3) and cuts off a triangle of area 36 square units
c) x + √3y = - 2 + 4 √3 from the axes of coordinates. Find the equation of
d) x - √3y = 2 + 4 √3 the straight line.
a) x – 2 y = 12
b) 2x + y = 12
13. ABCD is a rhombus with diagonals AC and BD
c) x + 2 y = 6
intersecting at origin on the x-y plane. The
d) x + 2 y =12
equation of the straight line AD is x+y=1. What is
the equation of BC?
19. A straight line L is perpendicular to line 3x – 2y = 2.
a) x+y=-1
The area of the triangle formed by the line L and
b) x-y=-1
coordinate axes is 3. Find the equation of the line.
c) x+y=1
a) 2 x + 3 y ± 6 = 0
d) None of these
b) 3 x + 2 y ± 6 = 0
c) 2 x – 3 y ± 6 = 0
14. Find the length of perpendicular from a point
d) 3 x - 2 y ± 6 = 0
(2, 3) to the straight line 15 x - 8 y + 11 = 0
a) 0 b) 1
20. Consider a triangle drawn on the X-Y plane with its
c) 2 d) 3
three vertices of (41, 0), (0, 41) and (0, 0), each
vertex being represented by its (X, Y) coordinates.
15. Find the distance between two parallel lines
The number of points with integer coordinates
3 x + 4 y – 12 = 0 and 3 x + 4y + 8 = 0
inside the triangle (excluding all the points on the
a) 2 b) 3
boundary) is
c) 4 d) 5
a) 780 b) 800
c) 820 d) 741
16. Find equation of a straight line which is parallel to
straight line 12 x + 5 y + 7 = 0 and passes through
21. The point of intersection of three lines 2𝑥 + 3𝑦 −
point (-5, 3)
5 = 0 , 5𝑥 − 7𝑦 + 2 = 0 𝑎𝑛𝑑 9𝑥 − 5𝑦 − 4 = 0
a) 12 x + 5 y – 45 = 0
a) Forms a triangle
b) 5 x – 12 y + 45 = 0
b) Are on lines perpendicular to each other
c) 12 x – 5 y – 45 = 0
c) Are on lines parallel to each other
d) 12 x + 5 y + 45 = 0
d) Are coincident
17. Find the equation of the line which passes
through point (-5, 3) and perpendicular to straight
22. The area of the triangle whose vertices are (a, a),
line 12 x + 5 y + 9 = 0
(a+1, a+1) and (a+2, a) is
a) 12 x - 5 y + 61 = 0
a) a3 b) 1
b) 5 x – 12 y + 61 = 0 1
c) 5 x – 12 y – 61 = 0 c) 2a d) 22
d) None of the above.

CGL/QA/CG/H-1/16 Call us: 8860435969 f/mishraravimohan