Straight Line and its Equations

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Straight Line and its Equations: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Slope of a Line, Finding Slope of a Line Passing through Two Points, Equation of Straight Line through Given Two Points in Determinant Form & Equation of Straight Line in Parametric Form etc.

Important Questions on Straight Line and its Equations

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A line cuts the x-axis at   A(7,0)  and the y-axis at  B(0,5).  A variable line PQ is drawn perpendicular to AB cutting the x-axis in P and y axis in Q. If AQ and BP intersect at R, find the locus of R.

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A line through   A(5,4)  meets the line   x+3y+2=0,2x+y+4=0  and   xy5=0  at the points   B,CandD  respectively. If   ( 15 AB ) 2 + ( 10 AC ) 2 = ( 6 AD ) 2 , find the equation of the line.

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A vertex of an equilateral triangle is (2,3)  and equation of the opposite side is x+y=2. Find the equation of the other sides of the triangle.

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If the point α, 733 lies on the curve traced by the mid-points of the line segments of the lines x cosθ+ysinθ=7, θ0, π2 between the co-ordinates axes, then α is equal to

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If the base of an isosceles triangle is of length 2a and length of altitude dropped to the base is h, then the distance from the mid-point of the base to the side of the triangle is

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If a point Px,y from the line drawn cuts coordinate axes at A and B( with A on x-axis and B on y-axis) satisfies αx2PB2+βy2PA2=1, then α+β is

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If axa2+b2+bya2+b2=-ca2+b2 is perpendicular form of straight line, then

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The normal form of the line x+y3+7=0 is

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Find the gradient of the line:

passing though (0,2.5), and -13,5 

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Find the gradient (slope) of the line passing through the following pair of points:

A(-1.3,2.2) and B115,-0.3.

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The equation of two equal sides AB and AC of an isosceles triangle ABC are x+y=5 and 7x-y=3 respectively. If the area of the triangle ABC is 5 sq.units, then the equation of the side BC is

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A straight line having slope 1π passes through ordered pairs λ,μ satisfying the equation cos2μ+4λ-λ2=5, μ0,π. The equation of line can be

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The angle included between the straight lines x=0 and y=3x+5 is _________

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The gradient of the straight line which passes through the point (-3, 6) and through the middle point of the line segment joining the points (4, -5) and (-2, 9) is _____

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The equation of the straight line which passes through the point (3, 4) and cuts the parts from the coordinate axes, equal in both magnitude and sign is ______

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The equation of the straight line which passes through (0, -4) and is inclined to the x-axis at an angle 45° is ______

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The angle made by the straight line 3x+y=1 with the negative direction of x-axis is ______

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If the gradient of the straight line joining the points (3k, 4) and (4, -3k) is -3, then k=

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The y-axis divides the line segment joining the points (-3, -4) and (1, -2) internally in the ratio----

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If the coordinates of the centroid and two vertices of a triangle are respectively (2, 7), (4, 8), (-2, 6), then the coordinates of the third vertex are _________