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Straight Lines

24 previous year questions.

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Chapter Questions
24 MCQs

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PYQ 2007
medium
mathematics ID: keam-200
The axis, axis and a line passing through the point A (6, 0) form a triangle . If then the area of the triangle, in sunits is
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PYQ 2009
easy
mathematics ID: keam-200
Triangle has vertices and . If the line cuts the triangle into two triangles of equal area, then is equal to
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PYQ 2021
medium
mathematics ID: keam-202
A straight line makes an angle a with the positive direction of x-axis, where . If it passes through (0,-2), then its equation is
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√3x+y+2=0
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√3y+x+2=0
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√3y+x+2√3=0
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√3y-x+2√3=0
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√3x-y-2√3=0
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PYQ 2021
medium
mathematics ID: keam-202
If x-intercept of the straight line ax+2ay=30 is 10, then the y-intercept is
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5
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10
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15
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20
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30
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PYQ 2021
medium
mathematics ID: keam-202
The equation of the line which is parallel to and passing through (1,3) is
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2x+y=7
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2x+y+5=0
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2x+y=3
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2x+y=6
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2x+y=5
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PYQ 2021
medium
mathematics ID: keam-202
The y-intercept of the line passing through (2, 5) with slope is equal to
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PYQ 2022
medium
mathematics ID: keam-202
If the line y = mx + c is perpendicular to y=1+x and passes through the point (1, 2), then the value of c is equal to
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-1
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-3
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0
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PYQ 2022
medium
mathematics ID: keam-202
The equation of the straight line parallel to y=-3x and passing through the point (3,-2) is
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y=-3x+7
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y=-3x+9
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y=-3x+11
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y=-3x-7
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y=-3x+11
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PYQ 2023
hard
mathematics ID: keam-202
Suppose the point is translated to in the direction of y = 2x. If ,then Qis
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PYQ 2023
easy
mathematics ID: keam-202

Suppose a line parallel to (where )intersects and ,respectively at P and Q. If the midpoint of PQ is ,then the value of is

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PYQ 2023
easy
mathematics ID: keam-202
If the -plane divides the straight line joining the points and in the ratio ,then the value of is ?
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PYQ 2023
medium
mathematics ID: keam-202
Suppose the line mx-y+ 5m-4=0 meets the lines x+3y+2=0, 2x+3y+4=0 and x-y-5=0 at the points R. S and T, respectively. If R, S and T are at distances r1, r2 and r3, respectively, from (-5,-4) and then the value of m is
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PYQ 2023
easy
mathematics ID: keam-202

A point moves in such a way that it remains equidistant from each of the lines . Then the path along which the point moves is?

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PYQ 2023
easy
mathematics ID: keam-202
If the two sides AB and AC of a triangle are along and , then the equation of the bisector of the angle between AB and AC is ?
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PYQ 2023
easy
mathematics ID: keam-202
The line perpendicular to and passing through the point of intersection of the straight line and is ?
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PYQ 2023
medium
mathematics ID: keam-202

If a straight line in XY plane is passes through for some real number and ,where ,then which of the following option is correct?

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k≠0 when a≠b

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k is necessarily a positive real number when a=b

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k is any positive real number when a≠b

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k=a or k=b necessarily

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k=0 when a≠b

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PYQ 2024
medium
mathematics ID: keam-202
If the straight lines and are parallel, then is:
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PYQ 2024
medium
mathematics ID: keam-202

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PYQ 2024
medium
mathematics ID: keam-202
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PYQ 2025
medium
mathematics ID: keam-202
The straight line passes through the point . If the line is perpendicular to , then the value of is equal to
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PYQ 2025
medium
mathematics ID: keam-202
Let , and be vertices of the triangle . The equation of the line passing through and parallel to is
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PYQ 2026
medium
mathematics ID: keam-202
The perpendicular drawn from the origin to the straight line makes an angle with the positive direction of x-axis. Then is equal to:
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PYQ 2026
medium
mathematics ID: keam-202
A straight line makes -intercept of 5. If the angle made by the line with -axis is and the line intersects -axis in the negative direction, then the equation of the line is
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PYQ 2026
medium
mathematics ID: keam-202
The equation of perpendicular bisector of the line segment joining the points (10, 0) and (0, -4) is
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