Straight Lines

Let the angles made with the positive x-axis by two straight lines drawn from the point P(2, 3) and meeting the line x + y = 6 at a distance 23 from the point P be 1 and 2. Then the value of ( 1 + 2) is:

1. 2
2. 3
3. 12
4. 6

A rectangle is formed by the lines x = 0, y = 0, x = 3 and y = 4. Let the line L be perpendicular to 3x + y + 6 = 0 and divide the area of the rectangle into two equal parts. Then the distance of the point ( 12, -5 ) from the line L is equal to :

1. 10
2. 2 5
3. 2 10
4. 3 10

Let A(1, 2) and C(-3, -6) be two diagonally opposite vertices of a rhombus, whose sides AD and BC are parallel to the line 7x - y = 14. If B( , ) and D( , ) are the other two vertices, then | + + + | is equal to :

1. 3
2. 6
3. 1
4. 9

Among the statements (S1) : If A(5, -1) and B(-2, 3) are two vertices of a triangle, whose orthocentre is (0, 0), then its third vertex is (-4, -7) and (S2) : If positive numbers 2a, b, c are three consecutive terms of an A.P., then the lines ax + by + c = 0 are concurrent at (2, -2),

1. both are incorrect
2. only (S2) is correct
3. both are correct
4. only (S1) is correct

Let a point A lie between the parallel lines L1 and L2 such that its distances from L1 and L2 are 6 and 3 units, respectively. Then the area (in sq. units) of the equilateral triangle ABC, where the points B and C lie on the lines L1 and L2, respectively, is :

1. 21 3
2. 12 2
3. 15 6
4. 27

If P is a point on the circle x2 + y2 = 4, Q is a point on the straight line 5x + y + 2 = 0 and x - y + 1 = 0 is the perpendicular bisector of PQ, then 13 times the sum of abscissa of all such points P is .

Let a be the length of a side of a square OABC with O being the origin. Its side OA makes an acute angle with the positive x-axis and the equations of its diagonals are ( 3+1)x + ( 3-1)y = 0 and ( 3-1)x - ( 3+1)y + 8 3 = 0. Then a2 is equal to :

1. 48
2. 16
3. 24
4. 32

A line passing through the point P(a, 0) makes an acute angle with the positive x-axis. Let this line be rotated about the point P through an angle 2 in the clockwise direction. If in the new position, the slope of the line is 2 - 3 and its distance from the origin is 1 2, then the value of 3a2 2 - 2 3 is :

1. 8
2. 4
3. 5
4. 6

Let ABC be the triangle such that the equations of lines AB and AC be 3y - x = 2 and x + y = 2, respectively, and the points B and C lie on x-axis. If P is the orthocentre of the triangle ABC, then the area of the triangle PBC is equal to

1. 8
2. 4
3. 10
4. 6

If the orthocenter of the triangle formed by the lines y = x + 1, y = 4x - 8 and y = mx + c is at (3, -1), then m - c is :

1. 0
2. 2
3. -2
4. 4