JEE-ADVANCED SERIES
Mathematics

Straight Lines

11 previous year questions.

Volume: 11 Ques
Yield: Medium

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Chapter Questions
11 MCQs

01
PYQ 1988
medium
mathematics ID: jee-adva
If and are three given points, then locus of the points satisfying the relation is
1
a straight line parallel to X-axis
2
a circle passing through the origin
3
a circle with the centre at the origin
4
a straight line parallel to 7-axis
02
PYQ 1992
medium
mathematics ID: jee-adva
If the sum of the distance of a point from two perpendicular lines in a plane is 1, then its locus is
1
square
2
circle
3
straight line
4
two intersecting lines
03
PYQ 1995
medium
mathematics ID: jee-adva
The orthocentre of the triangle formed by the lines and ,is
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2
3
(0, 0)
4
04
PYQ 1998
medium
mathematics ID: jee-adva
If and are the vertices of a parallelogram , then
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a = 2 , b = 4
2
a = 3, b = 4
3
a = 2, b = 3
4
a = 3, b = 5
05
PYQ 1999
medium
mathematics ID: jee-adva
Let be a right angled isosceles triangle, right angled at . If the equation of the line is , then the equation representing the pair of lines PQ and PR is
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2
3
4
06
PYQ 2000
medium
mathematics ID: jee-adva
A straight line through the origin O meets the parallel lines and at points P and Q respectively. Then, the point O divides the segment PQ in the ratio
1

1:2

2

3:4

3

2:1

4

4:3

07
PYQ 2001
medium
mathematics ID: jee-adva
The triangle formed by the tangent to the curve a t the point (1,1) and the coordinate axes, lies in the first quadrant. If its area is 2 sq units, then the value of b is
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2
2
3
3
-3
4
1
08
PYQ 2004
medium
mathematics ID: jee-adva
Area of triangle formed by the lines and angle bisectors of the pair of straight lines is
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2 sq units
2
4 sq units
3
6 sq units
4
8 sq units
09
PYQ 2006
medium
mathematics ID: jee-adva
Internal bisector of A of AABC m eets side BC at D. A line drawn through D perpendicular to AD in tersects the side AC a t E an d side AB at F. If a , b, c represent sides of ABC, then
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AE is HM of b and c
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AD =
3
EF =
4
AEF is isosceles.
10
PYQ 2007
medium
mathematics ID: jee-adva
Let and be the vertices of a OP The point R inside the is such th at the triangles and are of equal area. The coordinates of R are
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2
3
4
11
PYQ 2008
medium
mathematics ID: jee-adva
Let a and b be non-zero and real numbers. Then, the equation represents
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four straight lines, when c = 0 and a, b are of the same sign
2
two straight lines and a circle, when a = b and c is of sign opposite to that of a
3
two straight lines and a hyperbola, when a and b are of the same sign and c is of sign opposite to that of a
4
a circle and an ellipse, when a and b are of the same sign and c is of sign opposite to that of a

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