Family of Straight Lines

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Family of Straight Lines: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Condition of Concurrency of Three Lines, Family of Lines, Family of Lines Passing through Intersection Point of Two Lines & Finding Diagonals of a Parallelogram with Given Sides etc.

Important Questions on Family of Straight Lines

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The condition that the diagonals of the parallelogram formed by the lines ax + by + c = 0; ax + by + c' = 0; a'x + b'y + c = 0 & a'x + b'y + c' = 0 are at right angles is

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If it is possible to draw a line that belong to all the given family of lines y-2x+1+λ12y-x-1=0, 3y-x-6+λ2y-3x+6=0 and ax+y-2+λ36x-ay-a=0, then

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If the lines ax+y+1=0, x+by+1=0 and x+y+c=0 (abc and none of these is equal to 1) are concurrent, then show that
11-a+11-b+11-c=1.

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Prove that all lines represented by the equation 2(cos θ+3 sin θ)x+(3 cos θ-5 sin θ)y-(5 cos θ-2 sin θ)=0 pass through a fixed point for all values of θ.

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If three points a1c1, b1c1, a2c2, b2c2 and a3c3, b3c3 are collinear, prove that the three straight lines a1x+b1y+c1=0,a2x+b2y+c2=0,a3x+b3y+c3=0 are concurrent.

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The straight line lx+my+n=0 bisects the angle between a pair of straight lines of which one is px+qy+r=0. Show that the equation of the other line is (px+qy+r)l2+m2=2(lp+mq)(lx+my+n).

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Find the equation of the straight line which passes through the point of intersection of the two lines 2x-y+5=0 and 5x+3y-4=0 and is perpendicular to the line x-3y+21=0.

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If a+b+c=0, then show that the three straight lines ax+by+c=0, bx+cy+a=0, cx+ay+b=0 are concurrent.

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If the lines ax+a2y+1=0, bx+b2y+1=0, cx+c2y+1=0 are concurrent, show that at least two of the three constants a, b, c are equal.

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Show that the equation of the straight line through (α, β) and through the point of intersection of the lines a1x+b1y+c1=0 and a2x+b2y+c2=0 is a1x+b1y+c1a1α+b1β+c1=a2x+b2y+c2a2α+b2β+c2

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If xa+yb=1c, xb+yc=1a and xc+ya=1b are concurrent, then show that ab+bc+ca=0

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Prove that the straight lines ax+(b+c)y+d=0, bx+(c+a)y+d=0 and cx+(a+b) y+d=0 are concurrent.

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For what value of a, the three straight lines 7x-11y+3=0, 4x+3y-9=0 and 13x+ay-48=0 pass through the same point?

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Examine whether the straight lines x-y+4=0, 2x+3y-6=0 and 8x+7y-26=0 are concurrent or not.

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Two straight lines, drawn through the origin trisect the portion of the line 6x+5y=30 intercepted between the axes. Find the equations of the straight lines.

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Show that the straight line (2a+3b)x+(2b-a)y-(4b+a)=0 always passes through a fixed point; find the co-ordinats of the fixed point.

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If p+q+r=0 for all positions of the moving straight line px+qy+r=0, show that the line always passes through a fixed point; find the coordinates of the fixed point.

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The straight line (x-3)+k(y+2)=0 passes through a fixed point for all the values of k. The coordinates of the fixed point are ______

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If a+b+c=0, then the coordinates of the fixed point through which the straight line 3ax+5by+2c=0 passes are _________

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The ratio in which the straight line 3x+4y=7 divides the line segment joining the points (1, 2) and (-2, 1) is _____