Straight Line and a Point
Straight Line and a Point: Overview
This topic covers concepts, such as, Perpendicular Distance of a Point from a Line, Distance of a Point from a Line Along Another Line, Right Angled Triangle & Obtuse Angled Triangle etc.
Important Questions on Straight Line and a Point
In what ratio does the point divides the line segment joining the points and ?

The line meets the -axis at & the -axis at . The perpendicular bisector of meets the line through parallel to -axis at . Then the area ( in square units ) of the triangle is

The equation of the perpendicular bisectors of the sides and of a are and respectively. If the point is then the equation of the line is.

In a triangle and divide the sides and in the ratio respectively. If is the point of intersection of and then the ratio in which divides is

If is the image of the point with respect to the straight line , then the length of the perpendicular drawn from to the line is

If the line divides the line segment joining the points and in the ratio , then the point which divides in the ratio is

Look at the graph and answer the question.
The blue triangle is at point . What is at _____.

Point divides line , with and in ratio externally. Find the coordinates of .

Point divides line , with and in ratio externally. Find the coordinates of .

Point divides line , with and in ratio externally. Find the coordinates of .

Point divides line , with and in ratio externally. Find the coordinates of .

Point divides line , with and in ratio externally. Find the coordinates of .

If the equation of a line which divides the line segment joining the points and in the ratio and is also perpendicular to it, is , then the value of is equal to

If and are the lengths of the perpendicular from the origin to the straight lines whose equations are and respectively, then the value of is

If the points and lie on the opposite sides of the line , then

Let be the focus of parabola and be any point on it. If divides the line segment in the ratio then the locus of is

Area of the triangle with vertices and is

The distance of the point from the line is

The area of a triangle is sq units. Two of its vertices are and The third vertex lies on then the coordinates of the third vertex can be

If the points and enclose a triangle of area sq units, then the centroid of the triangle is equal to
