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(b) I
1. The distance of the point (-2, 3) from (a)
*- y=5is (d)= 1
(a) 62 (b) 25 ()3 /6 (d) 63 a b
2. The equation of the straight line joining the origin to
the point of intersection of y- x+ 7= 0 and 18, The value of A for which the lines 3x + 4y5
6x+ 4y = 4 and Ax+ 4y 6 meet at a point is
5,
y+ 2x - 2 0is
(a) 3x+ 4y = 0 (b) 3x- 4y = 0 (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4 (d) 3
(c) 4r-3y =0 (d) 4x+ 3y=0 14. Distance between the lines 6x+ 3y -7=0 an
3. The equation of the
straight line which is 16x + 9y + 14 = 0is and
perpendicular to y=rand passes through (3, 2) is 35. 1 35
(a)x-y=5 b) x+ y=6 (a)-Ta4 (6)R4 334 234
(c)x+y =1 (d)*-y1 15. If (-4, 5) is one vertex and 7x-y + 8=0 is one
4. The angle between the straight lines x - yN3 = 5and
diagonal of a square, then the equation of secon
3r+ 7is diagonal is
(a) 90 (b) 60 (c) 75 (d) 30 (a) r+ 3y = 21 b) 2x 3y = 7
5. What is the perpendicular distance of the point (, ) c) *+ 7y = 31 (d) 2x+3y =21
from r-axis? (NDA 2012 ) 16. What is the equation of the line passing through
(a) (c)lxl (d)1l (2,-3) and parallel to Y-axis? (NDA 2011n
6. In what ratio is the line y - x +2 0 divides the line (a) Y =-3 (b) Y =2
joining the points (3, -1) and (8, 9)? (c) X=2 (d) X=-3

(a)1:2 (b)2:1 c)2:3 (d)3:4 17. Two straight lines x-3y-2=0 and 2x-6y-6=0
7. For what value of k, are the lines *+ 2y-9=0 and (NDA 2011
kr+4y+5=0parallel? (NDA 2011 I) (a) never intersect
(d) 0 (b) intersect at a single point
(a) 2 (b)-1 (c)1 (c) intersect at infinite number of points
8. Equation of the straight line making equal intercepts (d) intersect at more than one points (but finite
on the axes and passing through the point (2, 4) is number of points)
(a) 4x-y-4=0 (6) 2x + y- 8= 0
)r+y-6 0 (d) x+2y-10 0 18. If the lines 8x +4y +1 =0, 5x+ Ay + 3=0 and
2x + y 1=0 are concurrent, then ^ is equal to
9. The angle between the lines 2x-y+3= 0 and (b) 8
(a)-8 (c) 4 (d)-4
I+2y +3=0 is
(a) 90° (b) 60° (c) 45 (d) 30° Two consecutive sides of a parallelogram are
10. What is the equation of a line through (0, 1) and making 4x+5y 0 and 7x+2y =0. One diagonal of the
an angle with the y-axis equal to the inclination of the parallelogram is 11x+ 7y 9.If the other diagonal is
=

ax+ by 0,then
+c=
ner-y=4 with raxis? (NDA 2012D (a) a = 1,b= -1, c=2
-
(b) a = 1, b=-1,c=0
(a)y=x+1 (b) *= y +1 (c) a =- 1,b=-1, c = 0
(d) a =1,b=1.c=1
(c)2x=y+2 () None of these
11. The point moves such that the area of the triangle
20. The length of perpendicular from the point
(a cosa, a sina) upon the straight ine
formed by it with the points (1, 5) and (3, -7) is
yx tana + c, c> 0,is
21 sq units. The loeus of the point is
(a) 6x + y- 32= 0 (b) 6x- y + 82 0 (a) (b) c sin ca
c)x+6y-82=0 (d) 6x- y - 32= 0 (c) c cosa (d) c seca
12. If pis the length of the perpendicular drawn from the 21. Tf the st:aight lines x-2y=0 and kx+ y=l intersert
origin to the line +=1, then which one of the at the point 1 then what is the value of k'
a b (NDA 2010
following is correct? (NDA 2011 I) (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 1/2 (d) - 1/2
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and meet a t P
of the point (4, -3) with rospect to the line (e) not paraliel (p+q) p- 4))
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(c)(-4, 3) (d) (-3,4)
(6) (3, 4) and meet atP, P
4-3) (d) not parallel (p+ q) (p+ q)
-

and -
Arthe mid-point =
betweon the points (a + b,atheb)value
+ what is 33. The lines
4x + 4y =1, 8x 3y 2 and y= 0are
-o, b)liOn on the line ar by =h, (NDA2012 an isosceles triangle
of (a) sides of
(b) concurrent
(d) a - b
b) a+b (c) ab
()alb C) parallel
(1,-2) and
quation of a line pa»aing through d) sides of an equilateral triangle
-
line 3x 6y+ 7 0 is
porpendicular tothe of the following is the nearest point on the
0 (b) 3x+5y+1 =0 34. Which one the origin?
Bx +3y +1a
)()6t-8y-1 0 (d) 3x-5y+1 =0 line x - 4y 25 from
(b) (3,- 4)
lines 8x + 4y 9
(a)(-1,-7
What is the distance between the )(-5,-8)
(d) (3,4)
(NDA 2012
and6x +8y= 18? one of the following is the reflection of the
(b) 3 units 85. Which
(a) 0 liner+ y= 0?
(e) 9 units (d) 18 units point (4,3) on the (b) (-3,- 4)
(a)(-4,3)
to the line (d)(4,-3)
6. If xcos0+ y sin6= 2 is perpendicular )(-3,4)
then what is one ofthe values of6?
-y3, (NDA2009 36. Which one of the following is the orthocentre of the
(a) nl 6 (b) n/4 = =
arer 0,y land x + y-2 0 ?
(d) n/3 triangle whose sides
)R/2 (a)(1,1) (b)(0,1)
from origin e) (-1,0) (d) (0,-1)
The acute angle which the perpendicular
x-axis
= 4 makes with the is
line 7x- 3y
onthe is the coplanar and
gradient of the
(NDA2012 87 What
non-intersecting line which ies midway between the
(b) positive but not n/4
(d) n/4
lines 9x+ 6y-7=0and 3x + 2y + 6= 0?
)
tive negative
28. The equation ofthe line passing through (-1,-2)and 3
d)-
having a slope of is 38 If pbe the length ofthe perpendicular from the origin
on the straight line x+26y=2p, then what is the
(a) 7y+10= 4x 6)y- value of b? (NDA 2007 1)

= 10
(d) 4x + 7y (a) () ()
P 2
29, form of the straight line f the mid-point of the section of a straight line
The perpendicular
3+2y 7 is intercepted between the axes is (1, 1), then what is
the equation of this line?
(a) y -3 72 (a) 2a+ y=3 (b) 2x y =1
8 V3 (c) x-y 0 (d)x+ y=2
d 7 y=1 40. What is the
equation of the line which
30, x-intercept and the y-intercept of the line line
through (4,- 5) and is parallel to thepasses
The
6X-7 8y, respectively are
8x+ 4y+ 5=0?
(a) 3-4y- 32 0
(b)and b) 3r+4y + 8= 0
(a)and () 4x-3y -31 0 (d) 3x+ 4y - 8=0
41.
(and (d)-and The lines (p+2g)x+(p-3q) y =
valuea of pand p- qfor different
off by which one of qthepas8 through the fixed point given
81, The line through the points (4, 3) and (2, 5) cuts
and on the axes., Which one
p
following?
intercepts of lengths A (NDA 2009 )
of the following is correct?

(d) =
1 =1,where p - g are 42. What 19
39. Thellnee and P y
he
angle between
(aparallel for all values of p and q
(2-3)*+
(a) 60° 5and y= the two straight ines
(c) 30 (2+3)x- 7?
() perpendicular for all values of p and q (b) 45
(d) 15°