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1. Find the quadrant where the following points are located

  3 
(a)  cos   sin  , cos   sin   ,    , 
4 4 

 
(b) a 2  b  c, b 2  4ac   R, a  0 & b 2  4ac

  
(c)  cos100  cos130 , tan  tan 
 9 7


(d) cos180  sin150 , cos1050  tan150 

(e) sec 2 90  tan 2 90 , cos17 0  1 
  x  
 , log 1  x  x  1  x  R
2 
(f)  log 2 
 x 1
2
 2 

 
(g)  cos   sin  , cos   sin   ,   0,
 4 

   
2. Find the distance between P  3,   & Q  2, 
 6  6

3. 
Find the distance between A 2,150 & B 1, 750   
4. Find the polar co-ordinate of the following points


(a) 1, 3  (b)  
2,1 (c)  2, 2 

 
5. If polar co-ordinate of any points are  2,  , then find its cartesian co-ordinates.
 3

6. Determine the ra o in which the line 3x+y-9=0 divides the line segment joining (1,3) and
((2,7)

7. In what ra o does the x-axis divides the line segment joining the points (2,-3) and (5,6)

8 Find the ra o in which the line segment AB is divided by the straight line

(a) A  3,1 ; B  7, 4  ; L  3x  2 y  12  0

(b) A 1, 2  ; B  0,1 ; L  2 x  y  3  0

9. Check whether point lies on origin side/non-origin side w.r.t a line

(a)(-1,2) w. r. t. x+y+2=0

(b)(2,3) w. r. t. 2x+3y-4=0
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10. The range of values of  in the interval  0,   such that the points (3,5) and  sin  , cos  
lies on the same side of the line x+y-1=0s

11 Find the set of values of  for which, w. r. t. to two straight lines 3x+2y-6=0 and x-3y+3=0,
the point  3 , 2  1 lies in

(a)The angle containing the origin

(b)Ver cally opposite angle to that containing origin

12 Show that the origin is within the triangle formed by the lines 4x+7y+19=0, 4x+y-11=0 and
4x-5y+7=0

x
13.  
If a, a 2 falls inside the angle made by the line y 
2
, x  0 and y  3x, x  0 then a
belongs to

14. Prove that the area of the triangle with ver ces  t , t  2  ,  t  2, t  2  &  t  3, t  is
independent of t

15   
Show that the points cos ec 2 , 0 , 0,sec 2  , 1,1 are collinear.

16. Let A(6,4) and B(2,12), find slope of a line perpendicular to AB

17. If A(-2,1),B(2,3) and C(-2,-4) are three points, find the angle b/w BA and BC

18  
Show that the points  a, b  ,  a, b  & a 2 , ab are collinear.

19 Show that the points (a, b +c ),(b ,c +a) and (c, a+ b) are collinear.

20. Prove that an equilateral triangle can not have all the three ver ces with ra onal co-
ordinates.

21. If tan  , tan  , tan  are the roots of equa on x3  3ax 2  3bx  1  0, the centroid of the
triangle with the ver ces are  tan  , cot   ,  tan  , cot   ,  tan  , cot   , is

22 At what point the origin be shi ed, if the co-ordinates of the point (4,5) becomes (-3,9)

23 If the origin is shi ed to the point (1,-2) w/o rota on of axes, then following equa on

(a) 2 x 2  y 2  4 x  4 y  0 becomes

(b) y 2  4 x  4 y  8  0 becomes

 a2
24. If the axes be turned through , the equa on x 2  y 2  a 2 becomes xy  c 2 , then 
4 c2

25. If A  cos  ,sin   , B  sin  , cos   & C 1, 0  are the ver ces of triangle ABC. Find the locus
of its centroid as well as orthocentre if  varies.

26 find the locus of P ,If the co-ordinates of a variable point be

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 1 1
(a) P  t  , t   where t is a variable quan ty,
 t t

(b) P  a cos  , b sin   where  is a variable quan ty,

(c) P  a sec  , b tan   where  is a variable quan ty,


(d) P at 2 , 2at 
27 A(2,3) is a fixed point and Q  3cos  , 2sin   a variable point . If P divides AQ internally in
the ra on 3:1, find the locus of P

28. A point P moves so that its distance from the point (a,0) is always equal to its distance from
the line x + a =0. The locus of the point is

29. A point moves so that its distance from the point (-1,0) is always three mes from the point
(0,2). The locus of the points is

30 If A(-a,0) and B(a,0) are two fixed points, then the locus of the point on which the line
segment AB subtends a right angle, is

Answer Keys

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1. (a)IV (b)IV (c)IV (d)IV (e)IV (f)III (g)First quadrant or on x-axis if  
4

  1  5 
2. 7 3. 3

4.(a)  2,


3
(b)  3, tan 1


2

(c)  2 2,


4 

5. 1, 3  6.

3:4 7. 1:2 8(a)1:17 (b)3:4 externally 9.(a) origin side (b) non-origin side

   8 1  2
10.    0,  11.(a)    ,  (b)    2,   13  ,3  16.½ 17. tan 1
 2  13  2  3

21.(a,b) 22(7,-4) 23(a) 2 x 2  y 2  6 (b) y 2  4 x 24.2h

x2 y2
25.Centroid(3x-3y=1) orthocentre(y=x-1) 26(a) x 2  y 2  4 (b)  1
a 2 b2
2 2
x2 y 2  4x  2   4 y  3 
(c) 2  2  1 (d) y 2  4ax 27      1 28. y  4ax
2
29.circle
a b  9   6 

30. x 2  y 2  a 2