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91 Medium
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Application +4 | -1
Let AA be the point of intersection of the lines 3x+2y=14,5x−y=63 x+2 y=14,5 x-y=6 and BB be the point of intersection of the lines 4x+3y=8,6x+y=54 x+3 y=8,6 x+y=5. The distance of the point P(5,−2)P(5,-2) from the line ABA B is
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Correct option: C
6
The correct answer is C (6) because it is the perpendicular distance of the point P(5,-2) from the line AB, calculated using the distance formula.
92 Medium
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Application +4 | -1
Coordinates of the foot of the perpendicular drawn from (0, 0) to the line joining (acos⁡α,asin⁡α(a\cos \mathrm{\alpha },a\sin \mathrm{\alpha }) and (acos⁡β,asin⁡βa\cos \mathrm{\beta },a\sin \mathrm{\beta }) are
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Correct option: B
(a2(cos⁡α+cos⁡β),a2(sin⁡α+sin⁡β))\left( {\frac{a}{2}\left( {\cos \mathrm{\alpha } + \cos \mathrm{\beta }} \right),\frac{a}{2}\left( {\sin \mathrm{\alpha } + \sin \mathrm{\beta }} \right)} \right)
Option B is correct because it involves finding the equation of the perpendicular from the origin to the line joining the two given points and then solving for the point of intersection.
93 Medium
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Analyzing +4 | -1
Family of lines λx+3y−6=0(λ\lambda x+3 y-6=0(\lambda is a real parameter )) intersect the lines x−2y+3=0x-2 y+3=0 and x−y+1=0x-y+1=0 in PP and QQ, then locus of the middle point of PQP Q is
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Correct option: D
4x+3y=44 x+3 y=4
The correct answer is D (4x+3y=44x+3y=4) because the locus of the midpoint of PQ is found by using the equation of the chord with a given midpoint and the fact that the family of lines passes through a fixed point.
94 Medium
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Application +4 | -1
The straight line y=mx+cy=m x+c cuts the circle x2+y2=a2x^2+y^2=a^2 at the real points if
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Correct option: C
a2(1+m2)≥∣c∣\sqrt{a^2\left(1+m^2\right)} \geq|c|
Option C, a2(1+m2)≥∣c∣\sqrt{{a^2\left(1+m^2\right)}} \geq|c|, is correct because it represents the condition where the distance from the center of the circle to the line is less than or equal to the radius, ensuring real intersection points.
95 Medium
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Application +4 | -1
If sum of distances of a point from the origin and lines x=2x=2 is 4 , then its locus is
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Correct option: B
y2+12x=36y^2+12 x=36
Option B (y2+12x=36y^2+12 x=36) is correct because it represents the locus of a point where the sum of its distances from the origin and the line x=2x=2 is 4.
96 Medium
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Application +4 | -1
If OO is the origin and P(x1,y1),Q(x2,y2)P\left( {{x_1},{y_1}} \right),Q\left( {{x_2},{y_2}} \right) are two points, then OP.OQsin⁡∠POQ=OP.OQ\sin \angle POQ =
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Correct option: C
∣x1y2−x2y1∣\left| {{x_1}{y_2} - {x_2}{y_1}} \right|
Option C (∣x1y2−x2y1∣\left| {{x_1}{y_2} - {x_2}{y_1}} \right|) is correct because it represents the magnitude of the determinant, which is geometrically interpreted as the area of the parallelogram formed by the vectors OP and OQ.
97 Medium
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Application +4 | -1
The number of integral points (i.e., the points whose xx and yy-coordinates are both integers) within the area (not including the boundary) enclosed by the right branch of hyperbola x2−y2=1x^2-y^2=1 and the line x=100x=100 is
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Correct option: A
9800
Option A (9800) is correct because it represents the total number of integral points within the specified area, calculated by summing the number of points for each integer value of x.
98 Medium
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Application +4 | -1
If points A(x1,y1),  B(x2,y2)A\left( {{x_1},{y_1}} \right),\;B\left( {{x_2},{y_2}} \right) and C(x3,y3)C\left( {{x_3},{y_3}} \right) are such that C(x3,y3)C\left( {{x_3},{y_3}} \right) and y1,y2,y3{y_1},{y_2},{y_3} are in AP, then
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Correct option: B
A,  B  A,\;B\; and CC are collinear points
Option D (32\frac{3}{2}) is correct because the area of the triangle is calculated using the determinant formula, resulting in 3/2 square units.
99 Medium
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Application +4 | -1
Ratio in which the join of (2,1)(2,1) and (−1,2)(-1,2) is divided by the line x+3y+5=0x+3 y+5=0 is -
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Correct option: B
1:11: 1 externally
Option B (1: 1 externally) is correct because the ratio is calculated using the section formula and the sign indicates external division.
100 Medium
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Application +4 | -1
The equation of the bisector of that angle between the lines x+2y−11=0x+2 y-11=0, 3x−6y−5=03 x-6 y-5=0 which contains the point (1,−3)(1,-3) is
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Correct option: A
3x=193 x=19
Option A (3x=193 x=19) is correct because it represents the bisector of the angle containing the point (1, -3), derived by considering the signs of the expressions.
101 Medium
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Application +4 | -1
The equation of line through (1,2)(1,2) and parallel to 3x−y−4=03 x-y-4=0 is-
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Correct option: D
3x−y−1=03 x-y-1=0
Option D (3x−y−1=03 x-y-1=0) is correct because it represents the equation of the line passing through (1,2) and parallel to the given line, found by using the same slope and substituting the point into the equation.
102 Medium
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Application +4 | -1
A line passing through the point A(9,0)A(9,0) makes angle of 30∘30^{\circ} with the positive direction of xx-axis. If this line is rotated about AA through an angle of 15∘15^{\circ} in the clockwise direction, then its equation in the new position is :
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Correct option: A
y3−2+x=9\frac{y}{\sqrt{3}-2}+x=9
Option A (y3−2+x=9\frac{y}{\sqrt{3}-2}+x=9) is correct because after rotating the line by 15∘15^{\circ} clockwise, the slope becomes tan⁡(15∘)=2−3\tan(15^{\circ}) = 2 - \sqrt{3}, and the equation is derived using the point-slope form.
103 Medium
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Application +4 | -1
The angle between the lines represented by the equation 4x2−24xy+11y2=04 x^2-24 x y+11 y^2=0 are
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Correct option: C
tan⁡−143,tan⁡−1(−43)\tan ^{-1} \frac{4}{3}, \tan ^{-1}\left(-\frac{4}{3}\right)
Option C (tan⁡−143,tan⁡−1(−43)\tan ^{-1} \frac{4}{3}, \tan ^{-1}\left(-\frac{4}{3}\right)) is correct because it is calculated using the formula for the angle between lines represented by a homogeneous equation of degree 2.
104 Medium
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Application +4 | -1
The equation of the line through (2,3)(2,3), so that the segment of the line intercepted between the axes is bisected at this point, is
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Correct option: B
3x+2y=123 x+2 y=12
Option B (3x+2y=123x+2y=12) is correct because the line passes through (2,3) and the segment intercepted between the axes is bisected at this point.
105 Medium
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Application +4 | -1
The slopes of the lines joining the origin to the points of trisection of the portion of the line 3x+y=123x + y = 12 intercepted between the axis are the roots of the equation
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Correct option: A
2x2−15x+18=02{x^2} - 15x + 18 = 0
Option A (2x2−15x+18=02{x^2} - 15x + 18 = 0) is correct because it represents the quadratic equation whose roots are the slopes of the lines joining the origin to the points of trisection of the given line segment.
106 Medium
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Application +4 | -1
The value of yy, so that the line through (3,y)(3, y) and (2,7)(2,7) is parallel to the line through (−1,4)(-1,4) and (0,6)(0,6), is
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Correct option: C
9
Option C (9) is correct because parallel lines have equal slopes, so setting the slope between (3, y) and (2,7) equal to the slope between (-1,4) and (0,6) and solving for y gives y = 9.
107 Medium
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Application +4 | -1
The area of triangle formed by the lines Y=axY=a x, x+y−a=0x+y-a=0 and the YY-axis is equal to
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Correct option: C
12∣a1+a∣\frac{1}{2} | \frac{a}{1+a} |
Option D (a22∣1+a∣\frac{a^2}{2|1+a|}) is correct because it represents the area of the triangle formed by the given lines, calculated using the coordinates of the vertices.
108 Medium
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Analyzing +4 | -1
If θ\theta denotes the acute angle between the curves, y=10−x2 and y=2+x2y = 10 - {x^2}\,\mathrm{ and}\,\mathrm{ }y = 2 + {x^2} at a point of their intersection, then ∣tan⁡θ∣\left| {\tan \theta } \right| is equal to
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Correct option: B
815\frac{8}{{15}}
Option B (8/15) is correct because it is the absolute value of the tangent of the acute angle between the two curves at their intersection points, calculated using their derivatives.
109 Medium
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Application +4 | -1
If the lines represented by the equation 2x2−3xy+y2=02 x^2-3 x y+y^2=0 make angles α\alpha and β\beta with xx-axis, then cot⁡2α+cot⁡2β=\cot ^2 \alpha+\cot ^2 \beta=
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Correct option: D
5/45/4
Option D (5/45/4) is correct because it is calculated by finding the sum of squares of cotangents of the angles using the relationship between slopes and coefficients of the given equation.
110 Medium
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Application +4 | -1
If cos⁡θ=817\cos \theta=\frac{8}{17} and θ\theta lies between the Ist quadrant, then the value of cos⁡(30∘+θ)+cos⁡(45∘−θ)+cos⁡(120∘−θ)\cos \left(30^{\circ}+\theta\right)+\cos \left(45^{\circ}-\theta\right)+\cos \left(120^{\circ}-\theta\right) is
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Correct option: A
2317(3−12+12)\frac{23}{17}\left(\frac{\sqrt{3}-1}{2}+\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}\right)
Option A (2317(3−12+12)\frac{{23}}{{17}}(\frac{{\sqrt{{3}}-1}}{{2}}+\frac{{1}}{{\sqrt{{2}}}})) is correct because it is derived by expanding the trigonometric functions and using the given value of cos⁡θ\cos \theta.
111 Medium
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Application +4 | -1
A line is such that its segments between the straight lines 5x−y=45 x-y=4 and 3x+4y−4=03 x+4 y-4=0 is bisected at the points (1,5)(1,5). Its equation is
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Correct option: C
83x−35y+92=083 x-35 y+92=0
Option C (83x−35y+92=083 x-35 y+92=0) is correct because it represents the line whose segment between the two given lines is bisected at the point (1,5).
112 Medium
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Application +4 | -1
A(4,4),B(3,5)A(4,4), B(3,5) and C(−1,−1)C(-1,-1) are the vertices of
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Correct option: B
a right angled triangle
Option B (a right angled triangle) is correct because the slopes of AB and AC are negative reciprocals, indicating that AB is perpendicular to AC, thus forming a right angle at A.
113 Medium
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Application +4 | -1
The points (1,1),(−2,7)(1,1),(-2,7) and (3,−3)(3,-3)
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Correct option: C
are collinear
Option C (are collinear) is correct because the sum of two distances between the points equals the third distance, indicating they lie on the same line.
114 Medium
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Application +4 | -1
The equation of line passing through (−1,π2)\left(-1, \frac{\pi}{2}\right) and perpendicular to 3sin⁡θ+2cos⁡θ=4r\sqrt{3} \sin \theta+2 \cos \theta=\frac{4}{r} is
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Correct option: A
2=3rcos⁡θ−2rsin⁡θ2=\sqrt{3} r \cos \theta-2 r \sin \theta
Option A (2=3rcos⁡θ−2rsin⁡θ2=\sqrt{3} r \cos \theta-2 r \sin \theta) is correct because it represents the equation of a line passing through the given point and perpendicular to the given equation.
115 Medium
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Analyzing +4 | -1
If ax2+2hxy+by2+2gx+2fy+c=0a x^2+2 h x y+b y^2+2 g x+2 f y+c=0 represents a pair of straight lines equidistant from the origin, then
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Correct option: B
f4−g4=c(bf2−ag2)f^4-g^4=c\left(b f^2-a g^2\right)
Option B (f4−g4=c(bf2−ag2)f^4-g^4=c(b f^2-a g^2)) is correct because it represents the condition for the given equation to represent a pair of straight lines equidistant from the origin.
116 Medium
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Application +4 | -1
If a>0,  b>0a > 0,\;b > 0 the maximum area of the triangle formed by the points O(0,  0),  A(acos⁡θ,  bsin⁡θ)O\left( {0,\;0} \right),\;A\left( {a\cos \theta ,\;b\sin \theta } \right) and B(acos⁡θ,  −bsin⁡θ)B\left( {a\cos \theta ,\; - b\sin \theta } \right) is (in sq unit)
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Correct option: A
ab2 when  θ=π4\frac{{ab}}{2}\,\mathrm{when}\;\mathrm{\theta } = \frac{\pi }{4}
Option A (ab2 when  θ=π4\frac{{ab}}{2}\,\mathrm{when}\;\mathrm{\theta } = \frac{\pi }{4}) is correct because the maximum area is achieved when sin⁡2θ=1\sin 2\theta = 1, which occurs at θ=π4\theta = \frac{\pi}{4}.
117 Medium
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Analyzing +4 | -1
The line 3x+2y=243x + 2y = 24 meets y-axis at A and x-axis at B. The perpendicular bisector of AB meets the line through (0,-1) parallel to x-axis at C. The area of the triangle ABC is
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Correct option: B
91 sq. units
Option B (91 sq. units) is correct because it is the area of the triangle formed by the given line and the perpendicular bisector, calculated using determinant formula.
118 Medium
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Analyzing +4 | -1
From a common point on the lines xy−3y−4x+12=0x y-3 y-4 x+12=0 mutually perpendicular lines L1L_1 and L2L_2 are drawn such that they intercept triangles of equal area with coordinate axes. If θ1\theta_1 and θ2\theta_2 are inclination of L1L_1 and L2L_2 with coordinate axes, then ∣θ1+θ2∣\left|\theta_1+\theta_2\right| is equal to
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Correct option: B
tan⁡−1(247)\tan ^{-1}\left(\frac{24}{7}\right)
The correct answer is B (tan⁡−1(247)\tan^{-1}(\frac{24}{7})) because it is found by using the condition that the triangles have equal area and the lines are perpendicular.
119 Medium
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Analyzing +4 | -1
A straight line LL with negative slope passes through the point (8,2)(8,2) and intersects the positive coordinate axes at point PP and QQ. As LL varies the absolute minimum value of OP+OQO P+O Q is (where, OO is origin)
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Correct option: C
18
Option C (18) is correct because it is the minimum value of OP + OQ, found using AM >= GM inequality.
120 Medium
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Analyzing +4 | -1
The orthocentre of the triangle with vertices (2,3−12),(12,−12)\left( {2,\frac{{\sqrt 3 - 1}}{2}} \right),\left( {\frac{1}{2}, - \frac{1}{2}} \right) and (2,−12)\left( {2, - \frac{1}{2}} \right) is
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Correct option: B
(2,−12)\left( {2, - \frac{1}{2}} \right)
Option B ((2, - 12\frac{1}{2})) is correct because the orthocenter of a right-angled triangle is the vertex at the right angle.
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