NCERT Exemplar Solutions
Class 11 - Mathematics - Chapter 10: STRAIGHT LINES
Objective Type Question

Choose the correct answer from the given four options:

Question.  22

A line cutting off intercept \(-3\) from the y-axis and the tangent of angle to the x-axis is \(\tfrac{3}{?}\), its equation is

(a)

5y - 3x + 15 = 0

(b)

3y - 5x + 15 = 0

(c)

5y - 3x - 15 = 0

(d)

None of these

Question.  23

Slope of a line which cuts off intercepts of equal lengths on the axes is

(a)

-1

(b)

0

(c)

2

(d)

\(\sqrt{3}\)

Question.  24

The equation of the straight line passing through the point \((3,2)\) and perpendicular to the line \(y = x\) is

(a)

x - y = 5

(b)

x + y = 5

(c)

x + y = 1

(d)

x - y = 1

Question.  25

The equation of the line passing through the point \((1,2)\) and perpendicular to the line \(x + y + 1 = 0\) is

(a)

y - x + 1 = 0

(b)

y - x - 1 = 0

(c)

y - x + 2 = 0

(d)

y - x - 2 = 0

Question.  26

The tangent of angle between the lines whose intercepts on the axes are \(a, -b\) and \(b, -a\), respectively, is

(a)

\(\dfrac{a^2 - b^2}{ab}\)

(b)

\(\dfrac{b^2 - a^2}{2}\)

(c)

\(\dfrac{b^2 - a^2}{2ab}\)

(d)

None of these

Question.  27

If the line \(\dfrac{x}{a} + \dfrac{y}{b} = 1\) passes through the points \((2,-3)\) and \((4,-5)\), then \((a,b)\) is

(a)

(1, 1)

(b)

(-1, 1)

(c)

(1, -1)

(d)

(-1, -1)

Question.  28

The distance of the point of intersection of the lines \(2x - 3y + 5 = 0\) and \(3x + 4y = 0\) from the line \(5x - 2y = 0\) is

(a)

\(\dfrac{130}{17\sqrt{29}}\)

(b)

\(\dfrac{13}{7\sqrt{29}}\)

(c)

\(\dfrac{130}{7}\)

(d)

None of these

Question.  29

The equations of the lines which pass through the point \((3,-2)\) and are inclined at \(60^\circ\) to the line \(\sqrt{3}\,x + y = 1\) is

(a)

\(y + 2 = 0\) and \(\sqrt{3}x - y - 2 - 3\sqrt{3} = 0\)

(b)

\(x - 2 = 0\) and \(\sqrt{3}x - y + 2 + 3\sqrt{3} = 0\)

(c)

\(\sqrt{3}x - y - 2 - 3\sqrt{3} = 0\)

(d)

None of these

Question.  30

The equations of the lines passing through the point \((1,0)\) and at a distance \(\dfrac{\sqrt{3}}{2}\) from the origin are

(a)

\(\sqrt{3}x + y - \sqrt{3} = 0\), \(\sqrt{3}x - y - \sqrt{3} = 0\)

(b)

\(\sqrt{3}x + y + \sqrt{3} = 0\), \(\sqrt{3}x - y + \sqrt{3} = 0\)

(c)

x + \sqrt{3}y - \sqrt{3} = 0, \; x - \sqrt{3}y - \sqrt{3} = 0

(d)

None of these

Question.  31

The distance between the lines \(y = mx + c_1\) and \(y = mx + c_2\) is

(a)

\(\dfrac{c_1 - c_2}{\sqrt{m^2 + 1}}\)

(b)

\(\dfrac{|c_1 - c_2|}{\sqrt{1 + m^2}}\)

(c)

\(\dfrac{c_2 - c_1}{\sqrt{1 + m^2}}\)

(d)

0

Question.  32

The coordinates of the foot of perpendiculars from the point \((2,3)\) on the line \(y = 3x + 4\) is given by

(a)

\(\left(\dfrac{37}{10}, -\dfrac{1}{10}\right)\)

(b)

\(\left(-\dfrac{1}{10}, \dfrac{37}{10}\right)\)

(c)

\(\left(\dfrac{10}{37}, -10\right)\)

(d)

\(\dfrac{2}{3}, -\dfrac{1}{3}\)

Question.  33

If the coordinates of the middle point of the portion of a line intercepted between the coordinate axes is \((3,2)\), then the equation of the line will be

(a)

2x + 3y = 12

(b)

3x + 2y = 12

(c)

4x - 3y = 6

(d)

5x - 2y = 10

Question.  34

Equation of the line passing through \((1,2)\) 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

Question.  35

Equations of diagonals of the square formed by the lines \(x = 0\), \(y = 0\), \(x = 1\) and \(y = 1\) are

(a)

y = x, \; y + x = 1

(b)

y = x, \; x + y = 2

(c)

2y = x, \; y + x = \dfrac{1}{3}

(d)

y = 2x, \; y + 2x = 1

Question.  36

For specifying a straight line, how many geometrical parameters should be known?

(a)

1

(b)

2

(c)

4

(d)

3

Question.  37

The point \((4,1)\) undergoes the following two successive transformations:

(i) Reflection about the line \(y = x\)

(ii) Translation through a distance 2 units along the positive x-axis

Then the final coordinates of the point are

(a)

(4, 3)

(b)

(3, 4)

(c)

(1, 4)

(d)

\(\left(\tfrac{7}{2},\tfrac{7}{2}\right)\)

Question.  38

A point equidistant from the lines \(4x + 3y + 10 = 0\), \(5x - 12y + 26 = 0\) and \(7x + 24y - 50 = 0\) is

(a)

(1, -1)

(b)

(1, 1)

(c)

(0, 0)

(d)

(0, 1)

Question.  39

A line passes through \((2,2)\) and is perpendicular to the line \(3x + y = 3\). Its y-intercept is

(a)

\(\dfrac{1}{3}\)

(b)

\(\dfrac{2}{3}\)

(c)

1

(d)

\(\dfrac{4}{3}\)

Question.  40

The ratio in which the line \(3x + 4y + 2 = 0\) divides the distance between the lines \(3x + 4y + 5 = 0\) and \(3x + 4y - 5 = 0\) is

(a)

1 : 2

(b)

3 : 7

(c)

2 : 3

(d)

2 : 5

Question.  41

One vertex of the equilateral triangle with centroid at the origin and one side as \(x + y - 2 = 0\) is

(a)

(-1, -1)

(b)

(2, 2)

(c)

(-2, -2)

(d)

(2, -2)

NCERT Exemplar Solutions Class 11 – Mathematics – Chapter 10: STRAIGHT LINES – Objective Type Question | Detailed Answers