Straight Line and its Equations
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
A line cuts the x-axis at and the y-axis at B 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.

A line through meets the line and at the points respectively. If find the equation of the line.

A vertex of an equilateral triangle is and equation of the opposite side is Find the equation of the other sides of the triangle.

If the point lies on the curve traced by the mid-points of the line segments of the lines between the co-ordinates axes, then is equal to

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

If a point from the line drawn cuts coordinate axes at and ( with on axis and on axis) satisfies , then is

If is perpendicular form of straight line, then

The normal form of the line is

Find the gradient of the line:
passing though , and

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

The equation of two equal sides and of an isosceles triangle are and respectively. If the area of the triangle is sq.units, then the equation of the side is

A straight line having slope passes through ordered pairs satisfying the equation . The equation of line can be

The angle included between the straight lines and is _________

The gradient of the straight line which passes through the point and through the middle point of the line segment joining the points and is _____

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

The equation of the straight line which passes through and is inclined to the axis at an angle is ______

The angle made by the straight line with the negative direction of axis is ______

If the gradient of the straight line joining the points and is then

The axis divides the line segment joining the points and internally in the ratio----

If the coordinates of the centroid and two vertices of a triangle are respectively then the coordinates of the third vertex are _________
