Straight Lines Numerical Question Bank for JEE Main

Numerical Question Bank for JEE Main

Straight Lines – Questions

1. The number of integral values of m, for which the x-co-ordinate of the point of intersection of the
lines 3 x + 4 y = 9 and y = mx + 1 is also an integer is
2. 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). The coordinates of the point A are (x, y). Find 5x + y.
3. If the co-ordinates of the middle point of the portion of a line intercepted between coordinate axes
(3,2), then the equation of the line will be Ax + 3y = B. Find A + B.
4. A line through A(−5,− 4 ) meets the lines x + 3 y + 2 = 0, 2 x + y + 4 = 0 and x − y − 5 = 0 at B, C and D
2 2 2
 15   10   6 
respectively. If   +  =  , then the equation of the line is 2x + by + c = 0. Find b+c.
 AB   AC   AD 

5. The equation of perpendicular bisectors of the sides AB and AC of a triangle ABC are x − y + 5 = 0
and x + 2 y = 0 respectively. If the point A is (1, − 2) , then the equation of line BC is 14x + ay – b = 0.

Find a + b.
6. The medians AD and BE of a triangle with vertices A (0, b ), B (0, 0 ) and C (a, 0 ) are perpendicular to

each other, if a = Nb. Find N2.

7. Let PS be the median of the triangle with vertices P(2, 2), Q(6, − 1) and R(7, 3) . The equation of the

line passing through (1, – 1) and parallel to PS is 2x + by + c = 0. Find b+c.

8. If the equation of base of an equilateral triangle is 2 x − y = 1 and the vertex is (–1, 2), then the

length of the side of the triangle is N. Find 3N2.

9. A line 4 x + y = 1 passes through the point A(2, − 7 ) meets the line BC whose equation is

3 x − 4 y + 1 = 0 at the point B. The equation to the line AC so that AB = AC, is Ax+By+519=0. Find B-A.

10. If straight lines ax + by + p = 0 and x cos  + y sin  − p = 0 include an angle  / 4 between them and

meet the straight line x sin  − y cos  = 0 in the same point, then the value of a 2 + b 2 is equal to

11. The sides AB , BC , CD and DA of a quadrilateral are x + 2 y = 3, x = 1, x − 3 y = 4 , 5 x + y + 12 = 0

respectively. The angle between diagonals AC and BD is


12. If the straight line through the point P(3, 4 ) makes an angle with the x-axis and meets the line
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12 x + 5 y + 10 = 0 at Q, then the length PQ is . Find A+B.
A 3+B
13. The line 3 x + 2 y = 24 meets y -axis at A and x-axis at B. The perpendicular bisector of AB meets the
line through (0,−1) parallel to x-axis at C. The area of the triangle ABC is

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Straight Lines Numerical Question Bank for JEE Main

14. The area enclosed within the curve | x | + | y | = 1 is

A line L passes through the points (1, 1) and (2, 0) and another line L passes through  ,0  and
1
15.
2 

perpendicular to L. Then the area of the triangle formed by the lines L, L' and y- axis, is N. Find

16N.
16. Two lines are drawn through (3, 4), each of which makes angle of 45o with the line x − y = 2 , then

area of the triangle formed by these lines is N. Find 2N .

17. The co-ordinates of the foot of perpendicular from the point (2, 3) on the line x + y − 11 = 0 are (x, y).

Find x+y.
18. The point (4, 1) undergoes the following two successive transformation
(i) Reflection about the line y = x

(ii) Translation through a distance 2 units along the positive x-axis

Then the final coordinates of the point are (x, y). Find x+y.

19. If the lines ax + y + 1 = 0, x + by + 1 = 0 and x + y + c = 0 (a, b, c being distinct and different from 1) are
1 1 1
concurrent, then + + =
1−a 1−b 1−c

20. The image of a point A(3, 8 ) in the line x + 3 y − 7 = 0 , is (a,b). Find a-b.

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