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 line y-3x+3=0 cuts the parabola y2=x+2 at A and B, then find the value of PA·PB. (where, P3,0)

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If the line y-3x+3=0 cuts the parabola y2=x+2 at A and B, then find the value of PA·PB. (where, P3,0)

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A straight line cuts off the intercepts OA=a and OB=b on the positive direction of x-axis and y-axis respectively. If the perpendicular from origin to this line makes an angle π6 with positive direction of y-axis and are of OAB is 9833 sq. units, then a2-b2 is equal to

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The equation of the straight line with gradient 1, passing through m2,n2 where, m,nR satisfies the equation sec2nm+2+m2=1, where, n-π2,π2 is

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The equation of the line which is 10 units from the origin and the normal ray from the origin to it makes an angle π4 with positive direction of x-axis measured in the clockwise direction is

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Find the equations of the lines OA, OB, AB, BD & AD from the given figure in which AOB is the right-angled isosceles triangle and ABCD is a square of side length 32 units.

 

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The parametric equation of a line is x=-2+r10 and y=1+3r10, then for the line

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Find the equation of straight line passing through -a,0 and making the triangle with axes of area 'T'.

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If the slope of the line xa+yb-1+kxb+ya-1=0 is -1, then the value of 'k' is

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In a triangle ABC vertex A is the point -4,5. Its altitudes are AD,BE and CF. The coordinates of the points D,E,F are respectively 165,-235,4,1 and -1,-4. The coordinates of the other vertices of the triangle are

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The coordinate of the midpoints of the sides of a triangle ABC are 6,-1,-1,-2 and 1,-4. Find the length and equations of it's sides.

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A line makes an intercept of 5 and 4 on the x-axis & y-axis respectively. If the axes are rotated about the origin by an angle a such that the length of intercept on the new x-axis is 8. The length of intercept on the new y-axis, is

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The equation of the line passes through 2,3 ant which is farthest from 0,0 is

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Use concept of slope to prove following points are collinear.

0,2,1,5,-2,-4 & -6,-16

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Use concept of slope to prove following points are collinear.

4,2,5,4,2,-2 & 3,0

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Use concept of slope to prove following points are collinear.

4,8,5,12,9,28 & 11,36

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Use concept of slope to prove following points are collinear.

5,-2,4,-1,1,2 & 3,0