Equation of a Straight Line in Various Forms

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Equation of a Straight Line in Various Forms: Overview

This topic covers concepts such as Straight Line, Slope of a Line, Finding Slope of a Line Passing through Two Points, Finding Slope of a Line Parallel to the x-axis, Finding Slope of a Line Parallel to the y-axis, etc.

Important Questions on Equation of a Straight Line in Various Forms

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If a line passes through point A(0,c) and has gradient 'm' then the equation will be:

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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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Let ABCD be a trapezium where ABCD and ABBC. Suppose the length of the sides AB and CD are 3 and 5 units respectively and the coordinate of B and C are 2,5 and 3,7 respectively. If E is a point on the side BC and AE+DE is minimum, then the coordinate of E is

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The y-intercepts of three parallel lines are 2,3,4, and the sum of their x-intercepts is 36. Then the slope of these three parallel lines is

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If the line px-qy=r intersects the coordinate axes at (a, 0) and (0, b) then the value of (a+b) is equal to

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If a straight line through the point P(1, 2), which makes an angle 45° with the x-axis, meets the line 3x+4y+5=0 at Q, then length of PQ equals units

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A straight line xa-yb=1 passes through the point (8, 6) and cuts a triangle of area 12 sq. units from the axes of coordinates. The equations of the straight lines are

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The equations of sides AB¯, BC¯ and CA¯ of a triangle ABC are 2x+y=0, x+py=q and x-y=3 respectively. If P(2, 3) is its orthocenter, then the value of p+q equals

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The ratio in which the line joining points A(-1, -1) and B(2, 1) divides the line joining C(3, 4) and D(1, 2)

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Find the equation of a straight line which passes through the point (-1, -1) and makes an angle 150° with positive direction of x-axis.

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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=