CLASS XI

MATHS
ASSIGNMENT SOLUTIONS

TOPIC: STRAIGHT LINES

1. Find the point on the x-axis which is equidistant from the points (7,6) & (3,4).

2. If two vertices of an equilateral triangle are (0,0) & (0, 2√3), find the third vertex.

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3. The centre of a circle is C(-2,5) and one end of a diameter is A(3,-7), find the
coordinates of the other end.

4. For what value of x are the points (1,5) (x,1) & (4,11) collinear?

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5. If the coordinates of two points A, B are (1,2) (3,8) respectively, find a point P such
that l PA l = l PB l and area of ∆𝑃𝐴𝐵 = 10.

6. A rod of length 2L slides with its ends on perpendicular lines. Find the locus of
its mid – point.

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7. Find the slope of the line, which makes an angle of 30° with the positive
direction of y-axis measured anticlockwise.

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8. What can be said regarding inclination of a line if its slope is
(i) Zero (ii) positive (iii) negative (iv) not defined

9. Find the angle between the lines joining the points (-1,2) (3,-5) & (-2,3) (5,0).

10. If the angle between 2 lines is 𝜋 and the slope of one the lines is 1, find the slope of the other
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line.

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11. The Slope of a line is double of the slope of another line. If the tangent of the angle
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between them is 3, find the slopes of the lines.

12. Without using Pythagoras theorem, show that the points A(4,4) B(3,5) & C(-1,1)
are the vertices of a right angled triangle.

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13.
Line through the points (-2, 6) and (4, 8) is perpendicular to the line through the points
(8, 12) and (x, 24). Find the value of x.

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A line passes through (x1, y1) and (h, k). If slope of the line is m, show that k−y1=m(h−x1)

15. Using slope find the value of x for which points (x, -1) (2,1) & (4,5) are collinear.

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16.
By Using slopes, show that the points (−2,−1), (4,0), (3,3) and (-3,2) are the vertices of a
parallelogram.

17.
By using the concept of equation of a line, prove that the three points (3,0), (-2, -2) and (8, 2) are
collinear.

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18. Find the equations of the lines for which tanθ = 1, where θ is the angle of inclination of the line and
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(i) y-intercept (ii) x-intercept is 4

19. Find the equation of the line which passes through (2,2√3) and is inclined with the x-axis at an
angle of 75°.

20. Find the equation of the line which passes through (1,2) and making an angle of 30° with y-axis.

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21. Find the equation of a straight line whose y-intercept is -3 and which is
(i) parallel to the line joining the points (-2,3) & (4,-5)
(ii) Perpendicular to the line joining the point (0,-5) & (-1,3)

22. Find the equation of the line containing the point P(4,-5) and parallel to the line joining the
points (3,7) & (-2,4).
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23.
Find the equation of the line passing through (-3,5) and perpendicular to the line through the
points (2,5) and (-3,6).

24. The perpendicular from the origin to the line y = mx + c meets it at the point (-1,2). Find the
values of m and c.

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25.
The perpendicular from the origin to a line meets it at the point (−2,9), find the equation of the line.

26.
A line perpendicular to the line segment joining the points (1,0) and (2,3) divides it in the ratio 1:n.
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 Find the equation of the line.

27.
Find the equation of the right bisector of the line segment joining the points (3,4) and (−1,2).

28. If A(1,4) B(2,-3) & C(-1,-2) are the vertices of a ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶, find
(i) The equation of the median through A.
(ii) The equation of the altitude through A.

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(iii) The equation of the right bisector of the side BC.

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