Straight Lines
Straight Lines
STRAIGHT LINES
1. Find the equations of the lines parallel to axes and passing through (- 2, 3).
2. Find the slope of the line, which makes an angle of 30° with the positive direction of y-axis
measured anticlockwise.
3. Find the equation of the line whose perpendicular distance from the origin is 4 units and the
angle which the normal makes with positive direction of x-axis is 15°.
4. Point R (h, k) divides a line segment between the axes in the ratio 1: 2. Find equation of the
line.
5. Find the equations of the lines, which cut-off intercepts on the axes whose sum and product are
land - 6, respectively.
6. Find the equation of the line parallel to y-axis and drawn through the point of intersection of
the lines x -7y +5 =0 and 3x + y=0.
7. Find the value of pso that the three lines 3x +y - 2 = 0, px + 2y - 3 = 0 and 2x-y-3 = 0
may intersect at one point.
8. Ifp and qare the lengths of perpendiculars from the origin to the lines
Xcose - ysin 0 =k cos20 and x sec + y cosec =k, respectively, prove that p + 4q = k.
9. Find the image of the point (3, 8) with respect to the line x +3y = 7assuming the line to be a
plane mirror.
10. A line is such that its segment between the lines 5x - y + 4 = 0 and 3x + 4y 4 = 0 is
bisected at the point (1, 5).Obtain its equation.
1. Find the equation of the line where length of the perpendicular segment from the origin to the
line is 4 and the inclination of the perpendicular segment with the positive direction of x-axis
is 30°.
3. Find the reflection of the point (4, - 13) about the line 5x+y+6 = 0.
4. Find the equation of the lines which passes through the point (3, 4) and cuts off intercepts from
the coordinate axes such that their sum is 14.
5. Find the points on the line x + y = 4 which lie at a unit distance from the line 4xX + 3y = 10.
6. If the line joining two points A(2, 0) and B(3, 1) is rotated about A in anticlock wise direction
through an angle of 15°. Find the equation of the line in new position.
7. For what values of a and b the intercepts cut off on the coordinate axes by the line ax + by + 8
=0are equal in length but opposite in signs to those cut off by the line 2x - 3y + 6 =0 on the
axes.
8. Find the equation to the straight line passing through the point of intersection of the lines 5x
6y- 1=0and 3x + 2y +5 =0 and perpendicular to the line 3x - 5y + 11 =0.
9. A ray of light coming from the point (1, 2) is reflected at a point A on the x-axis and then
passes through the point (5, 3). Find the coordinates of the point A.
10. If one diagonal of a square is along the line 8x - 15y= 0 and one of its vertex is at (1, 2), then
find the equation of sides of the square passing through this vertex.