Straight Line and a Point

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Straight Line and a Point: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Foot of Perpendicular from a Point to a Line, Image of a Point in a Line Mirror, Relative Position of Two Points with Respect to a Line & Position of a Point with Respect to a Triangle etc.

Important Questions on Straight Line and a Point

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The line 3x+2y=24 meets the y-axis at A & the x-axis at B. The perpendicular bisector of AB meets the line through (0, -1) parallel to x-axis at C. Then the area ( in square units ) of the triangle ABC is

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The equation of the perpendicular bisectors of the sides AB and AC of a  ΔABC are  xy+5=0  and  x+2y=0  respectively. If the point A is  1,2, then the equation of the line BC is.

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Let A4,2 and B2,4 be two given point and L be the straight line 3x+2y+10=0

Column 1 indicates different points on line.

Column 2 indicates different quantity required

Column 3 indicates value of different points for the required quantity.

Column I Column II Column III
(I) Point P on L (i) AP+PB minimum (P) -2,-2
(II) Point Q on L (ii) AQ-QB minimum (Q) -22,28
(III) Point R on L (iii). AR-RBmaximum (R) -145,-45
(IV) Point S on L (iv) BAS=90° (S) -65,45

Which of the following options is the only CORRECT combination?

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In straight lines, prove that the reflection of x, y with respect of x-axis is x, -y using the foot of perpendicular method

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If the points x,-3x and 3,4 lie on the opposite sides of the line 3x-4y=8, then

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If ax2-by2+cxy-50=0 is the reflection of xy=4 in the line y=2x, then the value of 107c-7ab is

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Q is any point on the line x-a=0 and O is the origin. If A is the point (a, 0) and QR, the bisector of OQA, meets the x-axis in R, show that the locus of the foot of the perpendicular from R to OQ is the curve (x-2a)x2+y2+a2x=0.

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Show that the feet of the perpendiculars drawn from the origin upon the straight lines x+y-4=0, x+5 y=26 and 3x-y=10 are collinear. Find the equation of the line of collinearity.

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If L=0 is the equation of reflected ray of a ray of light along x+3y3=0 about x- axis, then the perpendicular distance of point 2,-1 from L is

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If the image of point 4,-3 with respect to the line y=x is a,b, then find a+b.

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For the following shaded region, the linear constraints are 

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If one of the lines 2x2-xy+by2=0 passes through the point -4,-2, then b2=

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The equation of the image of line y=x with respect to the line mirror 2x-y=1 is

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Complete the following table :

Point  Tranformation Image
(4,-8) -------------- (-4,-8)

 

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Complete the following table :

Point Tranformation Image
(6, -6) -------------- (-6, 6)

 

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If in ΔABC,AC=3,BC=4 medians AD and BE are perpendicular then area of ΔABC____sq.units 

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Image of point 5,2,-7 in xy-plane is given by x,y,z. Find product xyz.

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Find the values of α such that the variable point (α,tanα) lies inside the triangle whose sides are y=x+3-π3, x+y+13+π6=0 and x-π2=0.

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Find the range of α for which the points (α,2+α) and 3α2,α2 lie on opposite sides of the line 2 x+3 y=6.

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How the following pairs of points are placed w.r.t. the line 3x-8y-7=0?
(-1,-1) and (3,7)