Mathematics-XII Chapter 3

THE GENERAL EQUATIONS OF STRAIGHT LINES

114. If a line is passing through the origin and its slope is –3, then the which of the point lies on it: 1
a) (-1, 3) b) (3, -1)
c) (-3, 1) d) (1, 3) A
115. The point slope formula of a straight line is 2
a) y = mx b) y = mx + c
c) y1 = mx1 + c d) y – y1 = m(x – x1) D
116. Two point formula of a straight line is 3
y − y2 x − x1 y − y1
a) m = 1 b) =
x1 − x 2 x 1 − x 2 y1 − y 2
x y
c) x x1 + y y1 = a2 d) =
x 1 y1 B

117. The equation of the straight line through the point (2, 3) and parallel to the x-axis is 4
a) x = 2 b) x = 3
c) y = 2 d) y = 3 D
118. The equation of the line through the point (9, 8) and parallel to the y-axis is 5
a) x = 9 b) x = 8
c) y = 9 d) y = 8 A
119. The equation of the line through the point (-2, 2) with slope undefined is 6
a) x = - 2 b) x = 2
c) y = - 2 d) y = 2 A
120. Let m1 and m2 be the slopes of two mutually perpendicular lines, then 7
a) m1 + m2 = 0 b) m1 - m2 = 0
c) m1 m2 = 0 d) m1 m2 = - 1 D
01. The distance between two point (3, 2) and (7, 5) is 8
a) 2 b) 3
c) 4 d) 5 D
02. What will be the total length between A(0, 1) and B(2, 0) 9
a) 5 b) 0
c) 5 d) 3 C

07. Find the mid-point of (-8, -20) and (20, 8) 10

a) (6, -6) b) (6, 6)
c) (0, 0) d) None A
09. The distance of point (x, y) from y-axis is : 11
a) x b) y
c) | x | d) | y | C

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11. Line l has a slope of - . If points (-2, 6) and (m, -9) are on line l, then m =
2
a) 3 b) 4
c) 6 d) 8 D

12. The gradient of line joining (7, k) and (k, 3) is 4

5 . Calculate the value of k. 13
7 2
a) 4 b) 4
9 3
7 2
c) 2 d) 2
9 3 A

13. If m1 = 1 and m2 = -1 then tan  will be : 14

a)  b) 0 0

c) -10 d) 900 A

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14. Slope of the tangent at y(10)= 2 on x2 + y2 = 2 15
a) 0 b) -5
c) 5 d) -20 B
16. The pair of lines x2 – y2 = 0 are 16
a) Perpendicular b) Parallel
c) Both A and B d) None of the above A

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17. Find the slope of the tangent to the curve xy + 2x + 3y – 1 = 0 at the point  0, 
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7 9
a) b)
9 7
c) 7 d) 9 A

18. If the two lines are parallel to each other then 18

m1
a) =0 b) m1 = - m2
m2
m1 m1
c) =1 d) = −1
m2 m2 C

20. The slope of any line parallel to x-axis is : 19

a) 1 b) -1
c) 0 d) 1/2 C
21. If the slope of the line joining the points (6, 3) and (4, k) is -3, then k is equal to 20
a) 9 b) 0
c) -9 d) 3 A
22. The equation of a straight line passing through the points (1, 2) and cuts equal distance from the 21
axis is
a) x + y = 1 b) x – y = 1
c) x + y + 1 = 0 d) x – y – 2 = 0 C
23. Co ordinates of the verities of a triangle ABC are (0, 6), (-4, -6) and (5, 6) respectively, then the 22
area of the triangle is :
a) 12 b) 15
c) 30 d) 60 C

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24. The equation of line through (-6, 2) which is perpendicular to a line having slope − is :
4
a) 3x – 4y + 30 = 0 b) 4x – 3y + 30 = 0
c) x – 4y + 15 = 0 d) 3x – y – 15 = 0 B

25. x2 – y2 = 0 represents 24
a) Parabola b) Hyperbola
c) straight line d) Pair of straight line perpendicular to each other
and passing through origin D
st rd
26. The equation of straight line is (if it intersects 1 and III quadrant 25
a) y – x = 0 b) x + y =0
c) x =1 d) y = 1 A

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27. The equation of the line which passes through the points (6, -4) and whose slope is is
3
a) 9x + 5y + 10 = 0 b) 9x – 5y + 16 = 0
C
c) x + 3y + 6 = 0 d) 9x – 5y + 10 = 0

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28. The point of concurrency of the following 3 lines is 27
5x + 3y – 7 = 0
3x – 4y – 10 =0
x + 2y =0
a) (1, -2) b) (2, 1)
c) (2, -1) d) (0, 2) C
29. If the point (1, - 1), (2, ) and (4, 5) are collinear then  = ? 28
a) 1/2 b) 1/4
c) 1 d) 2 C

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30. The slope of two lines are and 3. The measure of the angle from the first line to the second is
2
 
a) b)
4 3

c) d) None
2 A
31. The points (a, 0), (0, b) and (3a, -2b) lie on a straight line. Its equation is 30
a) ax + by – ab = 0 b) bx + ay – ab =0
c) ax + by = 0 d) bx + ay = 0 B
32. The angle between the two bisectors of opposite quadrants is 31
a) 800 b) 450
c) 600 d) 900 D
33. The equation of line whose perpendicular distance from origin is 3 and makes an angle  = 600 32
with x-axis?
a) x + 3y - 6 = 0 b) x + 3y = 0
c) x – 2y = 1 d) y + 1 = 0 A

a1b2 − a 2 b1 33
35. If tan  = then condition if lines are parallel is
a1 a 2 − b1b2
a) a1a2 + b1b2 = 0 b) a1a2 - b1b2 = 0
a1 b1
c) a1b2 + a2b1 = 0 d) =
a 2 b2 D

01. The equation of straight line which is passing through (0, 0) and parallel to 2x – 3y = 4 is : 34
a) 2x – y = 0 b) 2x – 6y = 0
c) 2x – y = 5 d) 2x – 3y = 0 D
02. An equation of the straight line containing the point (-2, 1) and parallel to 4x –2y = 2 is : 35
a) y = 2x + 5 b) y – x = 0
c) y = x –2 d) y = 1/2x A
03. The equation of straight line which intersect 1st and 3rd quadrant. 36
a) x – y – 1 = 0 b) y – x = 0
c) x = 0 d) None B
05. Find the area of quadrilateral A(0,0), B(0, 3), C(5, 0) and D(0, 11) 37
a) 20 b) 20
D
c) -20 d) None
06. Find the distance of the point (3, 4) to the line 4x – 3y + 1 = 0 38
a) 5 b) 4
c) 3 d) 1/5 D

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07. The distance between the two parallel straight lines y = 2x + 7, and y = 2x + 5 is : 39
7 2
a) b)
5 5
5 12
c) d) B
5 5
x y 40
08. The length of perpendicular from the origin to the line − =1
3 4
2
a) 2 units b) –1
5
144 1 A
c) d)
7 5
09. The distance between x + y + 2 = 0 and (2, 1) is : 41
5
a) unit b) 6 unit
2 A
c) 3 unit d) 8 unit
10. Find the area of the triangle whose vertices are (3, 1) (-2, 5) (-4, -5) ? 42
a)  = 25 sq. units b)  = 26 sq. units
c)  = 29 sq. units d)  = 29 sq. C

14. The area of the triangle bounded by the lines x = 0, y = 0 and 4x + 5y = 20 is : 43

a) 20 b) 10
1 1
c) d) B
10 20
19. The distance of a point (6, -2) from the line 3x – 4y +4 = 0 44
a) 1 b) 2
c) 3 d) 6 D
20. The area of triangle whose vertices are (2, 9) ; (-2, 1) & (6, 3) is 45
a) 32 b) 28
c) 21 d) 42 B
21. The angle between the pair of lines ax2 + 2hxy + by2 = 0 is 46
m1
a) tan  = b) tan  = m2 – m1
m2
2 h 2 − ab
c) tan  = d) None
a+b C

22. The angle between 3x2 + 7xy + 2y2 = 0 47

a) 450 b) 600
c) 200 d) 190 A
23. The condition if the pair of lines ax2 + 2hxy + by2 = 0 is parallel 48
a) h + a – b = 0 b) b2 + ha = 0
2
c) h = ab d) ah2 = b C
24. The condition if the pair of lines ax2 + 2hxy + by2 = 0 is ⊥ to each other ? 49
a) a + b = 0 b) a - b = 0
c) h – ab = 0 d) None A

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