Point in Cartesian Plane

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JEE Main/Advance
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Important Questions on Point in Cartesian Plane

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A rectangle PQRS has its side PQ parallel to the line y=mx and vertices P,Q and S on the lines y=a, x=b and x=-b, respectively. Find the locus of the vertex R.

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Equation of a line is given by y+2at=txat2t being the parameter. Find the locus of the point intersection of the lines which are at right angles.

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A line cuts the x-axis at A7,0 and the y-axis at B0,-5. A variable line PQ is drawn perpendicular to AB cutting the x-axis in P and the y-axis in Q. If AQ and BP intersect at R, find the locus of R.

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The points 1,3 and 5,1 are two opposite vertices of a rectangle. The other two vertices lie on the line y=2x+c, then c is -

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If the point P3,5 divides the line joining A1,3 & B7,9 and harmonic conjugate of P w.r.t.A & B is Qa,b, then a+b is

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Coordinates of a point which is at 3 units distance from the point 1,3 on the line 2x+3y+7=0 is/are-

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If one vertex of an equilateral triangle of side 'a' lies at the origin and the other lies on the line x3y=0, then the co-ordinates of the third vertex are-

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The line x+y=p meets the axis of x and y at A and B respectively. A triangle APQ is inscribed in the triangle OABO being the origin, with right angle at Q,P and Q lie respectively on OB and AB. If the  area of the triangle APQ is 3/8th of the area of the triangle OAB, then AQBQ is equal to-

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A stick of length 10 units rests against the floor and a wall of a room. If the stick begins to slide on the floor then the locus of its middle point is-

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The points with the co-ordinates 2a,3a,3b,2b and c,c are collinear a,b,c0:

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The point A divides the join of the points -5,1 and 3,5 in the ratio k:1 and coordinates of points B and C are 1,5 and 7,-2 respectively. If the area of ΔABC be 2 units, then k equals-

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The ratio in which the line joining the points 3,-4 and -5,6 is divided by x-axis-

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If 3,-4 and -6,5 are the extremities of a diagonal of a parallelogram and 2,1 is the third vertex, then its fourth vertex is-

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Find the locus of the mid point of the chord of a circle x2+y2=4 such that the segment intercepted by the chord on the curve x2-2x-2y=0 subtends a right angle at the origin.

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Circle are drawn which are orthogonal to both the circles Sx2+y2-16=0 and S'x2+y2-8x-12y+16=0. If tangents are drawn from the centre of the variable circles to S. Then find the locus of the mid point of the chord of contact of these tangents.

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Show that the locus of the centres of a circle which cuts two given circles orthogonally is a straight line & hence deduce the locus of the centre of the circles which cut the circles x2+y2+4x-6y+9=0 & x2+y2-5x+4y+2=0 orthogonally.

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A triangle has two of its sides along the coordinate axes, its third side touches the circle x2+y2-2ax-2ay+a2=0. Prove that the locus of the circumcentre of the triangle is: a2-2ax+y+2xy=0.

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A variable circle passes through the point Aa,b and touches the x-axis. Show that the locus of the other end of the diameter through A is x-a2=4by.

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If A(cosα,sinα), B(sinα,-cosα), C(1, 2) are the vertices of a ΔABC, then as α varies, the locus of its centroid is: