Straight Lines-JEE-Main-PYQ’s

Mathematics Questions

Let ABC be an equilateral triangle with orthocenter at the origin and the side BC on the line x + 2\sqrt{2}y = 4. If the co-ordinates of the vertex A are (\alpha, \beta), then the greatest integer less than or equal to |\alpha + \sqrt{2}\beta| is
(A) 5
(B) 4
(C) 2
(D) 3
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Let the angles made with the positive x-axis by two straight lines drawn from the point P(2, 3) and meeting the line x + y = 6 at a distance \sqrt{\frac{2}{3}} from the point P be \theta_1 and \theta_2. Then the value of (\theta_1 + \theta_2) is:
(A) \frac{\pi}{2}
(B) \frac{\pi}{3}
(C) \frac{\pi}{12}
(D) \frac{\pi}{6}
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Let A(1, 0), B(2, -1) and C\left(\frac{7}{3}, \frac{4}{3}\right) be three points. If the equation of the bisector of the angle ABC is \alpha x + \beta y = 5, then the value of \alpha^2 + \beta^2 is
(A) 5
(B) 10
(C) 8
(D) 13
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Let A(1, 2) and C(-3, -6) be two diagonally opposite vertices of a rhombus, whose sides AD and BC are parallel to the line 7x - y = 14. If B(\alpha, \beta) and D(\gamma, \delta) are the other two vertices, then |\alpha + \beta + \gamma + \delta| is equal to:
(A) 3
(B) 6
(C) 1
(D) 9
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A rectangle is formed by the lines x = 0, y = 0, x = 3 and y = 4. Let the line L be perpendicular to 3x + y + 6 = 0 and divide the area of the rectangle into two equal parts. Then the distance of the point \left(\frac{1}{2}, -5\right) from the line L is equal to:
(A) \sqrt{10}
(B) 2\sqrt{5}
(C) 2\sqrt{10}
(D) 3\sqrt{10}
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Among the statements
(S1) : If A(5, -1) and B(-2, 3) are two vertices of a triangle, whose orthocentre is (0, 0), then its third vertex is (-4, -7)
and
(S2) : If positive numbers 2a, b, c are three consecutive terms of an A.P., then the lines ax + by + c = 0 are concurrent at (2, -2),
(A) both are incorrect
(B) only (S2) is correct
(C) both are correct
(D) only (S1) is correct
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Let a point A lie between the parallel lines L_1 and L_2 such that its distances from L_1 and L_2 are 6 and 3 units, respectively. Then the area (in sq. units) of the equilateral triangle ABC, where the points B and C lie on the lines L_1 and L_2, respectively, is :
(A) 21\sqrt{3}
(B) 12\sqrt{2}
(C) 15\sqrt{6}
(D) 27
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Let the area of the triangle formed by a straight line L : x + by + c = 0 with co-ordinate axes be 48 square units. If the perpendicular drawn from the origin to the line L makes an angle of 45^\circ with the positive x -axis, then the value of b^2 + c^2 is:
(A) 90
(B) 83
(C) 93
(D) 97
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Let the triangle PQR be the image of the triangle with vertices (1, 3) , (3, 1) and (2, 4) in the line x + 2y = 2 . If the centroid of \triangle PQR is the point (\alpha, \beta) , then 15(\alpha - \beta) is equal to:
(A) 21
(B) 19
(C) 22
(D) 24
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A rod of length eight units moves such that its ends A and B always lie on the lines x - y + 2 = 0 and y + 2 = 0 , respectively. If the locus of the point P , that divides the rod AB internally in the ratio 2 : 1 is 9(x^2 + \alpha y^2 + \beta xy + \gamma x + 28y) - 76 = 0 , then \alpha - \beta - \gamma is equal to:
(A) 24
(B) 22
(C) 21
(D) 23
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