The document contains 17 multi-part questions about straight lines and geometric shapes defined by straight lines, including finding equations of lines, angles, intercepts, loci, areas, and properties related to triangles, quadrilaterals, circles, and curves defined by equations.
The document contains 17 multi-part questions about straight lines and geometric shapes defined by straight lines, including finding equations of lines, angles, intercepts, loci, areas, and properties related to triangles, quadrilaterals, circles, and curves defined by equations.
The document contains 17 multi-part questions about straight lines and geometric shapes defined by straight lines, including finding equations of lines, angles, intercepts, loci, areas, and properties related to triangles, quadrilaterals, circles, and curves defined by equations.
The document contains 17 multi-part questions about straight lines and geometric shapes defined by straight lines, including finding equations of lines, angles, intercepts, loci, areas, and properties related to triangles, quadrilaterals, circles, and curves defined by equations.
1. Consider a triangle ABC with sides AB and AC having 8. Find the equations of the sides of a triangle having the equations L1 = 0 and L2 = 0. Let the centroid, (4, –1) as a vertex, if the lines x – 1 = 0 and orthocentre and circumcentre of the ABC are G, H x – y – 1 = 0 are the equations of two internal bisectors and S respectively. L = 0 denotes the equation of side of its angles. BC. (a) If L1 : 2x – y = 0 and L2 : x + y = 3 and G (2, 3) then find the slope of the line L = 0. 9. P is the point (–1, 2), a variable line through P cuts the x and y axes at A and B respectively Q is the (b) If L1 : 2x + y = 0 and L2 : x – y + 2 = 0 and H(2, 3) point on AB such that PA, PQ, PB are H.P. Show that then find the y-intercept of L = 0. the locus of Q is the line y = 2x.
(c) If L1 : x+y – 1=0 and L2 : 2x – y + 4=0 and S(2, 1) 10. The equations of the altitudes AD, BE, CF of a then find the x-intercept of the line L = 0. triangle ABC are x + y = 0, x – 4y = 0 and 2x – y = 0 respectively. The coordinates of A are (t, –t). Find 2. The equations of perpendiculars of the sides AB coordinates of B and C. Prove that if t varies the and AC of triangle ABC are x–y–4=0 and 2x–y–5=0 locus of the centroid of the triangle ABC is x + 5y = 0. respectively. If the vertex A is (–2, 3) and point of 3 5 intersection of perpendiculars bisectors is , , find 11. The distance of a point(x1, y1) from each of two 2 2 straight lines which passes through the origin of co- the equation of medians to the sides AB and AC ordinates is ; find the combined equation of these respectively. straight lines.
3. The interior angle bisector of angle A for the triangle
12. Consider a ABC whose sides AB, BC and CA are ABC whose coordinates of the vertices are A(–8, 5); represented by the straight lines 2x + y = 0, x + py=q B(–15, –19) and C(1, – 7) has the equation ax+2y+c=0. and x – y = 3 respectively. The point P is (2, 3). Find ‘a’ and ‘c’. (a) If P is the centroid, then find the value of (p + q). 4. Find the equation of the straight lines passing through (–2, –7) and having an intercept of length 3 between (b) If P is the orthocentre, then find the value of (p + q). the straight lines 4x + 3y = 12, 4x + 3y = 3. (c) If P is the circumcentre, then find the value of (p + q). 5. Two sides of a rhombus ABCD are parallel to the lines y = x + 2 and y = 7x + 3. If the diagonals of the 13. Consider a line pair 2x2+3xy–2y2–10x+15y–28=0 rhombus intersect at the point (1, 2) and the vertex and another line L passing through origin with gradient A is on the y-axis, find the possible coordinates of A. 3. The line pair and line L form a triangle whose vertices are A, B and C. 6. A triangle is formed by the lines whose equations (a) Find the sum of the cotangents of the interior are AB : x + y – 5 = 0, BC : x + 7y – 7 =0 and CA : 7x + y + 14 = 0. Find the bisector of the interior angles of the triangle ABC. angle at B and the exterior angle at C. Determine the nature of the interior angle at A and find the equation (b) Find the are a of triangle ABC of the bisector. (c) Find the radius of the circle touching all the 3 7. A point P is such that its perpendicular distance sides of the triangle. from the line y – 2x + 1 = 0 is equal to its distance 14. Show that all the chords of the curve from the origin. Find the equation of the locus of the 3x2 – y2 – 2x + 4y = 0 which subtend a right angle at point P. Prove that the line y = 2x meets the locus in the origin are concurrent. Does this result also hold two points Q and R, such that the origin is the mid for the curve, 3x2 + 3y2 – 2x + 4y = 0? If yes, what is point of QR. the point of concurrency and if not, give reasons.
15. A straight line is drawn from the point (1, 0) to
the curve x2 + y2 + 6x – 10y + 1 = 0, such that the intercept made on it by the curve subtends a right angle at the origin. Find the equations of the line.
16. The two line pairs y2 – 4y + 3 = 0 and
x2 + 4xy + 4y2 – 5x – 10y + 4 = 0 enclose a 4 sided convex polygon find (i) area of the polygon (ii) length of its diagonals.
17. Find the equation of the two straight lines which
together with those given by the equation 6x2 – xy – y2 + x + 12y – 35 = 0 will make a parallelogram whose diagonals intersect in the origin.
