NCERT Solutions for class 11 Maths | Chapter 10 - Straight Lines

(1) If two vertices of a triangle are (3, -2) and (-2, 3) and its orthocenter is (-6, 1) then its third vertex is
[A] (5, 3)
[B] (-5, 3)
[C] (5, -3)
[D] (-5, -3)
Answer: (-5, -3)
(2) The angle between the lines x – 2y = y and y – 2x = 5 is
[A] tan-1 (1/4)
[B] tan-1 (3/5)
[C] tan-1 (5/4)
[D] tan-1 (2/3)
Answer: tan-1 (5/4)

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(3) The equation of straight line passing through the point (1, 2) and parallel to the line y = 3x + 1 is
[A] y + 2 = x + 1
[B] y + 2 = 3 × (x + 1)
[C] y – 2 = 3 × (x – 1)
[D] y – 2 = x – 1
Answer: y – 2 = 3 × (x – 1)
(4) The locus of a point, whose abscissa and ordinate are always equal is
[A] x + y + 1 = 0
[B] x – y = 0
[C] x + y = 1
[D] none of these.
Answer: x – y = 0
(5) The equation of the line passing through the point (2, 3) with slope 2 is
[A] 2x + y – 1 = 0
[B] 2x – y + 1 = 0
[C] 2x – y – 1 = 0
[D] 2x + y + 1 = 0
Answer: 2x – y – 1 = 0
(6) What can be said regarding if a line if its slope is zero
[A] θ is an acute angle
[B] θ is an obtuse angle
[C] Either the line is x-axis or it is parallel to the x-axis.
[D] None of these
Answer: Either the line is x-axis or it is parallel to the x-axis.
(7) The equation of the line which cuts off equal and positive intercepts from the axes and passes through the point (α, β) is
[A] x + y = α + β
[B] x + y = α
[C] x + y = β
[D] None of these
Answer: x + y = α + β
(8) The sum of squares of the distances of a moving point from two fixed points (a, 0) and (-a, 0) is equal to 2c² then the equation of its locus is
[A] x² – y² = c² – a²
[B] x² – y² = c² + a²
[C] x² + y² = c² – a²
[D] x² + y² = c² + a²
Answer: x² + y² = c² – a²
(9) The locus of a point, whose abscissa and ordinate are always equal is
[A] x + y + 1 = 0
[B] x – y = 0
[C] x + y = 1
[D] none of these.
Answer: x – y = 0
(10) Two lines are perpendicular if the product of their slopes is
[A] 0
[B] 1
[C] -1
[D] None of these
Answer: -1
(11) Equation of the line passing through (0, 0) and slope m is
[A] y = mx + c
[B] x = my + c
[C] y = mx
[D] x = my
Answer: y = mx
(12) The equation of the locus of a point equidistant from the point A(1, 3) and B(-2, 1) is
[A] 6x – 4y = 5
[B] 6x + 4y = 5
[C] 6x + 4y = 7
[D] 6x – 4y = 7
Answer: 6x + 4y = 5
(13) The equation of the line through the points (1, 5) and (2, 3) is
[A] 2x – y – 7 = 0
[B] 2x + y + 7 = 0
[C] 2x + y – 7 = 0
[D] x + 2y – 7 = 0
Answer: 2x + y – 7 = 0
(14) y-intercept of the line 4x – 3y + 15 = 0 is
[A] -15/4
[B] 15/4
[C] -5
[D] 5
Answer: 5
(15) Two lines a1x + b1y + c1 = 0 and a2x + b2y + c2 = 0 are parallel if
[A] n/(n+1)
[B] 1/(n+1)
[C] 1/n
[D] None of these
Answer: a1/a2 = b1/b2 ≠ c1/c2
(16) The slope of the line ax + by + c = 0 is
[A] a/b
[B] -a/b
[C] -c/b
[D] c/b
Answer: -a/b
(17) The length of the perpendicular from the origin to a line is 7 and the line makes an angle of 150 degrees with the positive direction of the y-axis. Then the equation of line is
[A] x + y = 14
[B] √3y + x = 14
[C] √3x + y = 14
[D] None of these
Answer: √3x + y = 14
(18) What can be said regarding if a line if its slope is negative
[A] θ is an acute angle
[B] θ is an obtuse angle
[C] Either the line is x-axis or it is parallel to the x-axis.
[D] None of these
Answer: θ is an obtuse angle
(19) Two lines a1x + b1y + c1 = 0 and a2x + b2y + c2 = 0 are coincedent if
[A] a1/a2 = b1/b2 ≠ c1/c2
[B] a1/a2 ≠ b1/b2 = c1/c2
[C] a1/a2 ≠ b1/b2 ≠ c1/c2
[D] a1/a2 = b1/b2 = c1/c2
Answer: a1/a2 = b1/b2 = c1/c2
(20) In a ΔABC, if A is the point (1, 2) and equations of the median through B and C are respectively x + y = 5 and x = 4, then B is
[A] (1, 4)
[B] (7, – 2)
[C] none of these
[D] (4, 1)
Answer: (7, – 2)

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