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Exercise

1. If (3, –4) and (–6, 5) are the extremities of a diagonal of a parallelogram and (2, 1) is its third vertex, then its fourth vertex
is -
(A) (–1, 0) (B) (–1, 1) (C) (0, –1) (D) (–5, 0)
2. The ratio in which the line joining the points (3, –4) and (–5, 6) is divided by x-axis -
(A) 2 : 3 (B) 6 : 4 (C) 3 : 2 (D) none of these
3. The circumcentre of the triangle with vertices (0, 0), (3, 0) and (0, 4) is -
(A) (1, 1) (B) (2, 3/2) (C) (3/2, 2) (D) none of these
4. The mid points of the sides of a triangle are (5, 0), (5, 12) and (0, 12), then orthocentre of this triangle is -

 13 
(A) (0, 0) (B) (0, 24) (C) (10, 0) (D)  , 8 
 3 

5. Area of a triangle whose vertices are (a cos , b sin), (–a sin , b cos ) and (–a cos , – b sin ) is -
1
(A) a b sin  cos  (B) a cos  sin  (C) ab (D) ab
2

6. The point A divides the join of the points (–5,1) and (3,5) in the ratio k : 1 and coordinates of points B and C are (1,5) and
(7,–2) respectively. If the area of ABC be 2 units, then k equals -
(A) 7,9 (B) 6,7 (C) 7,31/9 (D) 9,31/9
7. If A(cos , sin), B (sin, – cos), C (1,2) are the vertices of a ABC, then as  varies, the locus of its centroid is -
(A) x2 + y2 – 2x – 4y + 3 = 0 (B) x2 + y2 – 2x – 4y + 1 = 0
(C) 3(x2 + y2) – 2x – 4y + 1 = 0 (D) none of these
8. The points with the co-ordinates (2a, 3a), (3b, 2b) & (c, c) are collinear-
(A) for no value of a, b, c (B) for all values of a, b, c
c 2
(C) if a, , b are in H.P.. (D) if a, c, b are in H.P..
5 5
9. A stick of length 10 units rests against the floor and a wall of a room. If the stick begins to slide on the floor then
the locus of its middle point is -
(A) x2 + y2 = 2.5 (B) x2 + y2 = 25 (C) x2 + y2 = 100 (D) none
3
10. The equation of the line cutting an intercept of 3 units on negative y-axis and inclined at an angle tan–1 to the x-axis is -
5
(A) 5y – 3x + 15 = 0 (B) 5y – 3x = 15 (C) 3y – 5x + 15 = 0 (D) none of these
11. The equation of a straight line which passes through the point (–3, 5) such that the portion of it between the axes is
divided by the point in the ratio 5 : 3, internally (reckoning from x-axis) will be -
(A) x + y – 2 = 0 (B) 2x + y + 1 = 0 (C) x + 2y – 7 = 0 (D) x – y + 8 = 0

 8
12. The points  0,  , (1, 3) and (82, 30) are vertices of-
 3
(A) an obtuse angled triangle (B) an acute angled triangle
(C) a right angled triangle (D) an isosceles triangle
13. The straight lines x + y = 0, 3x + y – 4 = 0, x + 3y – 4 = 0 form a triangle which is-
(A) isosceles (B) equilateral (C) right angled (D) none of these

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14. The co-ordinates of the vertices P, Q, R & S of square PQRS inscribed in the triangle ABC with vertices
A  (0, 0), B (3, 0) & C  (2, 1) given that two of its vertices P, Q are on the side AB are respectively :

1  3  3 1 1 1 1  3  3 1 1 1
(A)  , 0  ,  , 0  ,  , & , (B)  , 0  ,  , 0  ,  , & ,
4 8 8 8   4 8  2  4   4 4   2 4 

3  3 1  1 3  9  9 3 3 3
(C) (1, 0),  , 0  ,  ,  &  1, (D)  , 0  ,  , 0  ,  , &  ,
2 2 2  2  2 4 4 4 
 2 4 

15. The equation of perpendicular bisector of the line segment joining the points (1, 2) and (–2, 0) is -
(A) 5x + 2y = 1 (B) 4x + 6y = 1 (C) 6x + 4y = 1 (D) none of these
16. The number of possible straight lines, passing through (2, 3) and forming a triangle with coordinate axes, whose
area is 12 sq. units, is -
(A) one (B) two (C) three (D) four
17. Points A & B are in the first quadrant ; point ‘O’ is the origin. If the slope of OA is 1, slope of OB is 7 and
OA = OB, then the slope of AB is -
(A) –1/5 (B) –1/4 (C) –1/3 (D) –1/2
18. A line is perpendicular to 3x + y = 3 and passes through a point (2, 2). Its y intercept is -
(A) 2/3 (B) 1/3 (C) 1 (D) 4/3
19. The equation of the line passing through the point (c, d) and parallel to the line ax + by + c = 0 is -
(A) a(x + c) + b(y + d) = 0 (B) a(x + c) – b(y + d) = 0 (C) a(x – c) + b(y – d) = 0 (D) none of these
20. The position of the point (8,–9) with respect to the lines 2x + 3y – 4 = 0 and 6x + 9y + 8 = 0 is -
(A) point lies on the same side of the lines (B) point lies on one of the lines
(C) point lies on the different sides of the line (D) point lies between the lines
21. If origin and (3, 2) are contained in the same angle of the lines 2x + y – a = 0, x – 3y + a = 0, then 'a' must lie in the interval
-
(A) (–, 0)  (8, ) (B) (–, 0) (3, ) (C) (0, 3) (D) (3, 8)
22. The line 3x + 2y = 6 will divide the quadrilateral formed by the lines x + y = 5, y – 2x = 8, 3y + 2x = 0 &
4y – x = 0 in -
(A) two quadrilaterals (B) one pentagon and one triangle
(C) two triangles (D) one triangle and one quadrilateral
23. If the point (a, 2) lies between the lines x – y – 1 = 0 and 2(x – y) – 5 = 0, then the set of values of a is -
(A) (–, 3)  (9/2, ) (B) (3, 9/2) (C) (–, 3) (D) (9/2, )
24. A(x1, y1) , B(x2, y2) and C(x3, y3) are three non-collinear points in cartesian plane. Number of parallelograms that can be
drawn with these three points as vertices is -
(A) one (B) two (C) three (D) four
25. If P = (1,0) ; Q = (–1,0) & R = (2,0) are three given points, then the locus of the points S satisfying the relation,
SQ2 + SR2 = 2 SP2 is -
(A) A straight line parallel to x-axis (B) A circle passing through the origin
(C) A circle with the centre at the origin (D) A straight line parallel to y-axis
26. The area of triangle formed by the lines x + y – 3 = 0, x – 3y + 9 = 0 and 3x – 2y + 1 = 0 is -
16 10
(A) sq. units (B) sq. units (C) 4 sq. units (D) 9 sq. units
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27. The co-ordinates of foot of the perpendicular drawn on line 3x – 4y – 5 = 0 from the point (0, 5) is -
(A) (1, 3) (B) (2, 3) (C) (3, 2) (D) (3, 1)
28. If the sum of the distances of a point from two perpendicular lines in a plane is 1, then its locus is-
1. The co-ordinates of a point P on the line 2x – y + 5 = 0 such that |PA – PB| is maximum where A is (4, – 2) and B is (2, – 4)
(A) square (B) circle (C) straight line (D) two intersecting lines
will be -
29. Distance
(A) of the point (2, 5) from
(11, 27) the –line
(B) (–11, 17) 3x + y + 4 = 0(C)
measured
(–11, 17)parallel to the line
(D)3x
(0,–5)4y + 8 = 0 is -
(A) 15/2 (B) 9/2 (C) 5 (D) none
30. Three vertices of triangle ABC are A(–1, 11), B(–9, –8) and C(15, –2). The equation of angle bisector of angle A is -
(A) 4x – y = 7 (B) 4x + y = 7 (C) x + 4y = 7 (D) x – 4y = 7
31. Given the four lines with the equations
x + 2y – 3 = 0, 3x + 4y – 7 = 0
2x + 3y – 4 = 0, 4x + 5y – 6 = 0
then
(A) they are all concurrent (B) they are the sides of a quadrilateral
(C) only three lines are concurrent (D) none of the above
32. The co-ordinates of the point of reflection of the origin (0, 0) in the line 4x – 2y – 5 = 0 is -
4 2 
(A) (1, –2) (B) (2, –1) (C)  ,   (D) (2, 5)
5 5 
33. If the axes are rotated through an angle of 30° in the anti-clockwise direction, the coordinates of point

(4,–2 3 ) with respect to new axes are-

(A) (2, 3 ) (B) ( 3,  5) (C) (2, 3) (D) ( 3 , 2 )

34. If one diagonal of a square is along the line x = 2y and one of its vertex is (3, 0), then its sides through this vertex are given
by the equations -
(A) y – 3x + 9 = 0, x – 3y – 3 = 0 (B) y – 3x + 9 = 0, x – 3y – 3 = 0
(C) y + 3x – 9 = 0, x + 3y – 3 = 0 (D) y – 3x + 9 = 0, x + 3y – 3 = 0
35. The line (p + 2q)x + (p – 3q)y = p – q for different values of p and q passes through a fixed point whose co-ordinates are-

FG 3 , 5 IJ FG 2 , 2 IJ FG 3 , 3 IJ FG 2 , 3 IJ
(A) H2 2K (B) H5 5K (C) H5 5K (D) H5 5K
36. The equation 2x2 + 4xy – py2 + 4x + qy + 1 = 0 will represent two mutually perpendicular straight lines, if -
(A) p=1 and q = 2 or 6 (B) p = – 2 and q = – 2 or 8
(C) p = 2 and q = 0 or 8 (D) p = 2 and q = 0 or 6
37. Equation of the pair of straight lines through origin and perpendicular to the pair of straight lines
5x2 – 7xy – 3y2 = 0 is -
(A) 3x2 – 7xy – 5y2 = 0 (B) 3x2 + 7xy + 5y2 = 0 (C) 3x2 – 7xy + 5y2 = 0 (D) 3x2 + 7xy – 5y2 = 0
38. If the straight lines joining the origin and the points of intersection of the curve
5x2 + 12xy – 6y2 + 4x – 2y + 3 = 0 and x + ky – 1 = 0 are equally inclined to the co-ordinate axis, then the value of k -
(A) is equal to 1 (B) is equal to –1
(C) is equal to 2 (D) does not exist in the set of real numbers
. The co-ordinates of a point P on the line 2x – y + 5 = 0 such that |PA – PB| is maximum where A is (4, – 2) and B is (2, – 4)
will be -
(A) (11, 27) (B) (–11, – 17) (C) (–11, 17) (D) (0, 5)

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. The line x + y = p meets the axis of x and y at A and B respectively. A triangle APQ is inscribed in the triangle
OAB, O being the origin, with right angle at Q. P and Q lie respectively on OB and AB. If the area of the triangle
AQ
APQ is 3/8th of the area of the triangle OAB, then is equal to -
BQ
(A) 2 (B) 2/3 (C) 1/3 (D) 3
. Lines, Li : x + —3y = 2, and L2 : ax + by = 1, meet at P and enclose an angle of 45° between them. Line L3 : y = —3x, also
SDVVHVthrough P then -
(A) a2 + b2 = 1 (B) a2 + b2 = 2 (C) a2 + b2 = 3 (D) a2 + b2 = 4
4. A triangle is formed by the lines 2x – 3y – 6 = 0 ; 3x – y + 3 = 0 and 3x + 4y – 12 = 0. If the points P(D,0) and Q (0,E) always
lie on or inside the ABC , then range of  -

(A)   [1, 2] &   [2, 3] (B)   [1, 3] &   [2, 4 ]

(C)   [2, 4] &   [3, 4] (D)   [1, 3] &   [2, 3]

. The line x + 3y – 2 = 0 bisects the angle between a pair of straight lines of which one has equation
x –7y + 5 = 0. The equation of the other line is -
(A) 3x + 3y – 1 = 0 (B) x – 3y + 2 = 0 (C) 5x + 5y – 3 = 0 (D) none
. A ray of light passing through the point A (1, 2) is reflected at a point B on the x-axis line mirror and then passes through
(5, 3). Then the equation of AB is -
(A) 5x + 4y = 13 (B) 5x – 4y = – 3 (C) 4x + 5y = 14 (D) 4x – 5y = – 6
. Let the algebraic sum of the perpendicular distances from the points (3, 0), (0, 3) & (2, 2) to a variable straight line
be zero, then the line passes through a fixed point whose co-ordinates are-

3 3 5 5
(A) (3, 2) (B) (2, 3) (C)  ,  (D)  , 
5 5 3 3

. The image of the pair of lines respresented by ax2 + 2h xy + by2 = 0 by the line mirror y = 0 is :
(A) ax2 – 2hxy + by2 = 0 (B) bx2 – 2h xy + ay2 = 0
2 2
(C) bx + 2h xy + ay = 0 (D) ax2 – 2h xy – by2 = 0

. The pair of straight lines x2 – 4xy + y2 = 0 together with the line x + y + 4 6 = 0 form a triangle which is :
(A) right angled but not isosscles (B) right isosceles
(C) scalene (D) equilateral
. Let A { (3, 2) and B { (5, 1). ABP is an equilateral triangle is constructed on the side of AB remote from the origin
then the orthocentre of triangle ABP is -

 1 3   1 3   1 3 1   1 3 1 
(A)  4  3,  3  (B)  4  3,  3 (C)  4 – 3, – 3 (D)  4  3,  3
 2 2  2 2  6 2 3  6 2 3 

. The line PQ whose equation is x – y = 2 cuts the x axis at P and Q is (4,2). The line PQ is rotated about P through 45° in
the anticlockwise direction. The equation of the line PQ in the new position is -
(A) y = – 2 (B) y = 2 (C) x = 2 (D) x = –2

. Distance between two lines respresented by the line pair, x2 – 4xy + 4y2 + x – 2y – 6 = 0 is -
1
(A) (B) 5 (C) 2 5 (D) none
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JEE Main
Previous Year Questions
1. The angle between the straight lines x2 + 4xy + y2 = 0 is-
(A) 30° (B) 45° (C) 60° (D) 90°

2. The distance between a pair of parallel lines 9x2 – 24xy + 16y2 – 12x + 16y – 12 = 0
(A) 5 (B) 8 (C) 8/5 (D) 5/8

3. A square of sides a lies above the x-axis and has one vertex at the origin. The side passing through the origin makes
an angle  (0 <  < /4) with the positive direction of x-axis.The equation of its diagonal not passing through the origin
is-
(A) y(cos + sin) +x(cos – sin) = a (B) y(cos – sin) –x(sin – cos) = a
(C) y(cos + sin) +x(sin – cos) = a (D) y(cos + sin) +x(sin + cos) = a

4. If the pair of straight lines x2 – 2pxy – y2 = 0 and x2 – 2qxy – y2 = 0 be such that each pair bisects the angle between
the other pair, then-
(A) pq = –1 (B) p = q (C) p =–q (D) pq = 1

5. Locus of centroid of the triangle whose vertices are (a cos t, a sin t), (b sin t, – b cos t) and (1,0), where t is a parameter,
is-

(A) (3x + 1)2 + (3y)2 = a2 – b2 (B) (3x – 1)2 + (3y)2 = a2 – b2

(C) (3x – 1)2 + (3y)2 = a2 + b2 (D) (3x + 1)2 + (3y)2 = a2 + b2

6. If the equation of the locus of a point equidistant from the points (a 1 ,b 1 ) and (a 2 ,b 2 ) is (a 1 –a 2 )x +
(b1–b2)y + c = 0, then the value of 'c' is-

1
(A) a 12  b12  a 22  b22 (B) (a 2 + b22 – a12 – b12)
2 2

1
(C) a12 – a22 + b12 – b22 (D) (a 2 + a22 + b12 + b12)
2 1

7. The equation of the straight line passing through the point (4,3) and making intercepts on the coordinate axes whose
sum is –1 is-

x y x y x y x y
(A)   1 and   1 (B)   1 and   1
2 3 2 1 2 3 2 1

x y x y x y x y
(C)   1 and   1 (D)   1 and  1
2 3 2 1 2 3 2 1
8. If the sum of the slopes of the lines given by x2 – 2cxy – 7y2 = 0 is four times their product, then c has the value-
(A) 1 (B) –1 (C) 2 (D) –2

9. If one of the lines given by 6x2 – xy + 4cy2 = 0 is 3x + 4y = 0, then c equals-

(A) 1 (B) –1 (C) 3 (D) –3

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10. The line parallel to the x-axis and passing through the intersection of the lines
ax + 2by + 3b = 0 and bx – 2ay – 3a = 0 is, (where (a,b)  (0,0))

3 2
(A) below the x-axis at a distance of from it (B) below the x-axis at a distance of from it
2 3

3 2
(C) above the x-axis at a distance of from it (D) above the x-axis at a distance of from it
2 3

x y 1
11. If non-zero numbers a,b,c are in H.P., then the straight line    0 always passes through a fixed point that
a b c
point is-
 1
(A) (–1,2) (B) (–1,–2) (C) (1,–2) (D)  1,  
 2
12. A straight line passing through the point A(3,4) is such that its intercept between the axes is bisected at A. Then its
equation is-
(A) 3x – 4y + 7 = 0 (B) 4x + 3y = 24 (C) 3x + 4y = 25 (D) x + y = 7
x
13. If (a,a2) falls inside the angle made by the lines y = , x > 0 and y = 3x, x > 0, then a belongs to-
2

1   1
(C)  3,  
1
(A) (3,) (B)  , 3  (D)  0, 
2   2  2

14. Let P(–1,0) Q(0,0) and R(3, 3 3 ) be three points. The equation of the bisector of the angle PQR is-

3 3
(A) 3 x+y=0 (B) x  y0 (C) xy0 (D) x + 3 y = 0
2 2
15. If one of the lines of my2 + (1 – m2)xy – mx2 = 0 is a bisector of the angle between the lines xy=0, then m is-
1
(A)  (B) –2 (C) 1 (D) 2
2
16. The perpendicular bisector of the line segment joining P (1, 4) and Q (k, 3) has y–intercept –4. Then a possible value of
k is-

(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) –2 (D) –4

17. The lines p(p2 + 1) x – y + q = 0 and (p2 + 1)2x + (p2 + 1)y + 2q = 0 are

Perpendicular to a common line for :

(A) Exactly two values of p (B) More than two values of p

(C) No value of p (D) Exactly one value of p

x y x y
18. The line L given by   1 passes through the point (13, 32). The line K is parallel to L and has the equation   1 .
5 b c 3
Then the distance between L and K is :

23 17 23
(A) (B) 17 (C) (D)
15 15 17

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19. The lines L1 : y – x = 0 and L2 : 2x + y = 0 intersect the line L3 : y + 2 = 0 at P and Q respectively. The bisector of the
acute angle between L1 and L2 intersects L3 at R.

Statement - 1 : The ratio PR : RQ equals 2 2 : 5

Statement - 2 : In any triangle, bisector of an angle divides the triangle into two similar triangles.
(A) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is false.
(B) Statement-1 is false, Statement-2 is true
(C) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is true; Statement-2 is a correct explanation for Statement-1
(D) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is true; Statement-2 is not a correct explanation for Statement-1.

20. The lines x + y = |a| and ax – y = 1 intersect each other in the first quadrant. Then the set of all possible values of
a is the interval :
(A) (–1, 1] (B) (0, ) (C) [1, ) (D) (–1, )

21. A line is drawn through the point (1, 2) to meet the coordinate axes at P and Q such that it forms a triangle OPQ, where
O is the origin. If the area of the triangle OPQ is least, then the slope of the line PQ is :

1 1
(A)  (B)  (C) –4 (D) –2
2 4
22. If the line 2x + y = k passes through the point which divides the line segment joining the points (1, 1) and
(2, 4) in the ratio 3 : 2, then k equals :
11 29
(A) (B) (C) 5 (D) 6
5 5

23. A ray of light along x  3 y  3 gets reflected upon reaching x-axis, the equation of the reflected ray is :

(A) y  x  3 (B) 3y  x  3 (C) y  3 x  3 (D) 3y  x 1

24. The x-coordinate of the incentre of the triangle that has the coordinates of mid points of its sides as
(0, 1)(1, 1) and (1, 0) is :

(A) 2  2 (B) 2  2 (C) 1  2 (D) 1  2

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Answer Key

Exercise

1. (D) 2. (A) 3. (C) 4. (A) 5. (D) 6. (C) 7. (C)

8. (D) 9. (B) 10. (A) 11. (D) 12. (D) 13. (A) 14. (D)
15. (C) 16. (C) 17. (D) 18. (D) 19. (C) 20. (A) 21. (A)
22. (A) 23. (B) 24. (C) 25. (D) 26. (B) 27. (D) 28. (A)
29. (C) 30. (B) 31. (C) 32. (B) 33. (B) 34. (D) 35. (D)
36. (C) 37. (A) 38. (B) . (B) . (D) . (B) 4. (D)
. (C) . (A) . (D) . (A) . (D) . (D) . (&)
. (B)

JEE Main
Previous Year Questions

1. (C) 2. (C) 3. (A) 4. (A) 5. (C) 6. (B) 7. (D)

8. (C) 9. (D) 10. (A) 11. (C) 12. (B) 13. (B) 14. (A)
15. (C) 16. (D) 17. (D) 18. (D) 19. (A) 20. (C) 21. (D)
22. (D) 23. (B) 24. (B)

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