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151 Easy
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Application +4 | -1
The equation of the bisector of the acute angle between the lines 3x−4y+7=03x - 4y + 7 = 0 and 12x+5y−2=012x + 5y - 2 = 0 is
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Correct option: C
21x+77y−101=021x + 77y - 101 = 0
Option C (21x+77y−101=021x + 77y - 101 = 0) is correct because it is the equation of the bisector of the acute angle between the two lines, determined by checking the sign of a1a2+b1b2a_1a_2 + b_1b_2.
152 Easy
152 of 201
Application +4 | -1
The sum of slopes of lines 3x2+5xy−2y2=03{x^2} + 5xy - 2{y^2} = 0 is
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Correct option: B
52\frac{5}{2}
Option A (6x+y−32=06x + y - 32=0) is correct because it represents the locus of the point such that the area of the triangle formed by it with the points (1, 5) and (3,-7) is 21 sq unit.
153 Easy
153 of 201
Application +4 | -1
The equation x2+y2+4x+6y+13=0{x^2} + {y^2} + 4x + 6y + 13 = 0 represents
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Correct option: D
A point
Option D (A point) is correct because the equation can be rewritten as the sum of two squares equal to zero, which only holds true for a single point.
154 Easy
154 of 201
Application +4 | -1
If the slope of one of the lines given by ax2+2hxy+by2=0a x^2+2 h x y+b y^2=0 is 5 times the other, then
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Correct option: B
5h2=9ab5 h^2=9 a b
Option B (5h2=9ab5 h^2=9 a b) is correct because the condition for one slope being 5 times the other is derived using the sum and product of slopes of the lines represented by the given equation.
155 Easy
155 of 201
Application +4 | -1
The equation ax2+2hxy+ay2=0a x^2+2 h x y+a y^2=0 represent a pair of coincident lines through the origin if
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Correct option: D
h2=a2h^2=a^2
Option D (h2=a2h^2=a^2) is correct because for coincident lines, the condition is that the discriminant of the quadratic equation must be zero, leading to h2=a2h^2 = a^2.
156 Easy
156 of 201
Analyzing +4 | -1
The equation λ(x3−3xy2)+y3−3x2y=0\lambda\left(x^3-3 x y^2\right)+y^3-3 x^2 y=0 represents three straight lines passing through the origin such that
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Correct option: A
They are equally inclined to one another
Option A (They are equally inclined to one another) is correct because the equation represents three straight lines passing through the origin that are equally inclined to one another, derived from trigonometric identities.
157 Easy
157 of 201
Application +4 | -1
If the angle between the pair of straight lines represented by the equation x2−3xy+λy2+3x−5y+2=0x^2-3 x y+\lambda y^2+3 x-5 y+2=0, is tan⁡−13\tan ^{-1} 3, where ' λ\lambda ' is a non-negative real number. Then, λ=\lambda=
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Correct option: B
0
Option A (0) is correct because substituting the coefficients into the equation and solving for λ\lambda yields λ=0\lambda = 0.
158 Easy
158 of 201
Analyzing +4 | -1
The lines joining the origin to the points of intersection of x2+y2+2gx+c=0x^2+y^2+2 g x+c=0 and x2+y2+2fy−c=0x^2+y^2+2 f y-c=0 are at right angles, if
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Correct option: C
g2−f2=2cg^2-f^2=2 c
Option C (g2−f2=2cg^2-f^2=2 c) is correct because the condition for the lines joining the origin to the intersection points to be at right angles leads to the equation g2−f2=2cg^2 - f^2 = 2c.
159 Easy
159 of 201
Analyzing +4 | -1
The equation x3+ax2y+bxy2+y3=0x^3+a x^2 y+b x y^2+y^3=0 represents three straight lines, two of which are perpendicular, then the equation of the third line, is
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Correct option: C
y=xy=x
Option C (y=xy=x) is correct because it is the third line when two of the three lines represented by x3+ax2y+bxy2+y3=0x^3+a x^2 y+b x y^2+y^3=0 are perpendicular.
160 Easy
160 of 201
Application +4 | -1
A line passing through the point P(2,3)P(2,3) meets the lines represented by x2−2xy−y2=0x^2-2 x y-y^2=0 at the points AA and BB such that PA⋅PB=17P A \cdot P B=17, the equation of the line is
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Correct option: B
y=3y=3
Option D (None of these) is incorrect. Option B (y=3y=3) is correct because it satisfies the condition PA⋅PB=17PA \cdot PB = 17 when the line passes through P(2,3) and intersects the given lines.
161 Easy
161 of 201
Application +4 | -1
A line which makes an acute angle θ\theta with the positive direction of xx-axis is drawn through the point PP (3,4)(3,4) to meet the lines x=6x=6 and y=8y=8 at RR and SS respectively then RS=8−23R S=8-2 \sqrt{3}, if
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Correct option: C
π/6\pi / 6
Option C (π/6\pi / 6) is correct because substituting this value into the given equation results in the correct relationship between RS and the angle.
162 Easy
162 of 201
Application +4 | -1
The angle between the pair of straight lines x2+4y2−7xy=0x^2+4 y^2-7 x y=0, is
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Correct option: C
tan⁡−1335\tan ^{-1} \frac{\sqrt{33}}{5}
Option C (tan⁡−1335\tan ^{-1} \frac{\sqrt{33}}{5}) is correct because it is calculated using the formula for the angle between the pair of straight lines.
163 Easy
163 of 201
Analyzing +4 | -1
The straight lines represented by x2+mxy−2y2+3y−1=0x^2+m x y-2 y^2+3 y-1=0 meet at the point
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Correct option: C
(1/3,2/3)(1 / 3,2 / 3)
Option C (1 / 3, 2 / 3) is correct because it represents the point of intersection found by solving the partial derivative equations of the given equation.
164 Easy
164 of 201
Analyzing +4 | -1
The point of intersection of the two lines given by 2x2−5xy+2y2+3x+3y+1=02 x^2-5 x y+2 y^2+3 x+3 y+1=0 is
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Correct option: C
(3,3)(3,3)
Option D (3,3) is correct because solving the partial derivatives of the given equation yields the intersection point (3,3).
165 Easy
165 of 201
Analyzing +4 | -1
The line y=mxy=m x bisects the angle between the lines ax2+2hxy+by2=0,a x^2+2 h x y+b y^2=0, if
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Correct option: B
h(m2−1)+m(a−b)=0h\left(m^2-1\right)+m(a-b)=0
Option B (h(m2−1)+m(a−b)=0h\left(m^2-1\right)+m(a-b)=0) is correct because it represents the condition for the line y=mxy=mx to bisect the angle between the lines ax2+2hxy+by2=0a x^2+2 h x y+b y^2=0.
166 Easy
166 of 201
Application +4 | -1
The angle between the pair of straight lines y2sin⁡2θ−xysin⁡2θ+x2(cos⁡2θ−1)=0y^2 \sin ^2 \theta-x y \sin ^2 \theta+x^2\left(\cos ^2 \theta-1\right)=0, is
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Correct option: D
None of these
Option D (None of these) is correct because the angle between the lines is 90 degrees, which is not listed in the options.
167 Easy
167 of 201
Application +4 | -1
The value of 'a' for which the lines represented by ax2+5  xy+2  y2=0a{x^2} + 5\;xy + 2\;{y^2} = 0 are mutually perpendicular is
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Correct option: B
-2
Option B (-2) is correct because for the lines to be perpendicular, the sum of the coefficients of x² and y² must be zero.
168 Easy
168 of 201
Analyzing +4 | -1
If the line represented by x2−2  pxy−y2=0{x^2} - 2\;pxy - {y^2} = 0 are rotated about the origin through an angle θ\theta, one in clockwise direction and other in anti-clockwise direction, then the equation of the bisectors of the angle between the lines in the new position is
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Correct option: A
px2+2  xy−py2=0p{x^2} + 2\;xy - p{y^2} = 0
Option D (-1) is correct because when f(f(x))=xf(f(x)) = x, solving for α\alpha gives α=−1\alpha = -1.
169 Easy
169 of 201
Application +4 | -1
The distance between the parallel lines 9x2−6xy+y2+18x−6y+8=0,9{x^2} - 6xy + {y^2} + 18x - 6y + 8 = 0, is
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Correct option: B
210\frac{2}{{\sqrt {10} }}
Option B (210\frac{2}{{\sqrt {10} }}) is correct because the distance between parallel lines is calculated using the formula involving coefficients and constants.
170 Easy
170 of 201
Application +4 | -1
If the slope of one of the lines represented by ax2+a x^2+ (3a+1)xy+3y2=0(3 a+1) x y+3 y^2=0 be reciprocal of the slope of the other, then the slopes of the lines are
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Correct option: D
−1/3,−3-1 / 3,-3
Option D (-1/3, -3) is correct because if the slopes are reciprocals, their product is 1. Solving for 'a' and substituting back into the equation allows us to find the slopes.
171 Easy
171 of 201
Application +4 | -1
The equation 3ax2+9xy+(a2−2)y2=03 a x^2+9 x y+\left(a^2-2\right) y^2=0 represents two perpendicular straight lines for
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Correct option: C
for only two values of aa
The correct answer is C (for only two values of aa) because for the lines to be perpendicular, the sum of the coefficients of x2x^2 and y2y^2 must be zero, leading to a quadratic equation with two solutions for aa.
172 Easy
172 of 201
Application +4 | -1
The angle between the pair of lines given by 3x2+5xy−2y2+x+9y−4=03 x^2+5 x y-2 y^2+x+9 y-4=0
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Correct option: A
tan⁡−17\tan ^{-1} 7
Option A (tan⁡−17\tan ^{-1} 7) is correct because using the formula for the angle between a pair of lines, the angle is calculated to be tan⁡−17\tan^{-1} 7.
173 Easy
173 of 201
Analyzing +4 | -1
The equation x3+y3=0x^3+y^3=0 represents
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Correct option: D
None of these.
Option D (None of these) is correct because the equation x3+y3=0x^3+y^3=0 represents one real straight line and two imaginary straight lines.
174 Easy
174 of 201
Application +4 | -1
The equation of the line whose perpendicular distance from the origin is 3 units and the angle which the normal makes with the positive direction of xx-axis is 30∘30^{\circ} is
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Correct option: B
3x+y=6\sqrt{3} x+y=6
Option B (3x+y=6\sqrt{3} x+y=6) is correct because it is the equation of the line in normal form with the given perpendicular distance and angle.
175 Easy
175 of 201
Application +4 | -1
The combined equation of the pair of lines through the point (1, 0) and parallel to the lines represented by 2x2−xy−y2=02{x^2} - xy - {y^2} = 0 is
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Correct option: C
2x2−xy−y2−4x+y+2=02{x^2} - xy - {y^2} - 4x + y + 2 = 0
Option C (2x2−xy−y2−4x+y+2=02{x^2} - xy - {y^2} - 4x + y + 2 = 0) is correct because it represents the combined equation of the pair of lines parallel to the given lines and passing through the point (1,0).
176 Easy
176 of 201
Application +4 | -1
If θ\theta is the acute angle between the lines given by x2−2pxy+y2=0x^2-2 p x y+y^2=0, then
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Correct option: C
sec⁡θ=p\sec \theta=p
Option C (sec⁡θ=p\sec \theta=p) is correct because using the formula for the angle between the lines and trigonometric identities leads to sec⁡θ=p\sec \theta = p.
177 Easy
177 of 201
Application +4 | -1
The angle between the lines x2+4xy+y2=0{x^2} + 4xy + {y^2} = 0 is
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Correct option: A
60∘60^\circ
Option A (60∘60^\circ) is correct because it is the angle calculated using the formula for the angle between a pair of straight lines represented by a homogeneous equation of degree 2.
178 Easy
178 of 201
Application +4 | -1
If the distance between the parallel lines 3x+4y+7=03 x+4 y+7=0 and ax+y+b=0a x+y+b=0 is 1 , the integral value of bb is
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Correct option: C
3
Option C (3) is correct because it is the only integral value of b that satisfies the distance formula between parallel lines.
179 Easy
179 of 201
Application +4 | -1
The equation of the bisector of the acute angle between the line 3x−4y+7=03x - 4y + 7 = 0 and 12x+5y−2=012x + 5y - 2 = 0 is
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Correct option: C
21x+77y−101=021x + 77y - 101 = 0
Option A (in AP) is correct because if the line always passes through (1,-2), then the coefficients a, b, and c must satisfy the condition a - 2b + c = 0, which implies that a, b, c are in AP.
180 Easy
180 of 201
Application +4 | -1
The angle θ\theta between the pairs of straight lines represented by 6x2−xy−12y2−8x+29y−14=06 x^2-x y-12 y^2-8 x+29 y-14=0 is such that tan⁡θ\tan \theta equals
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Correct option: C
17/617 / 6
Option C (17 / 6) is correct because it is the value of tan⁡θ\tan \theta calculated using the formula involving the coefficients of the given equation.
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