Question 1: Find the equation of a straight line through the point of intersection of the lines and parallel to
Answer:
The equation of a straight line passing through the point of intersection of is given by:
… … … … … i)
… … … … … ii)
Since lines are parallel to each other,
Substituting the value of in i) we get the equation of the required line.
Question 2: Find the equation of a straight line passing through the point of intersection of and perpendicular to the straight line
Answer:
The equation of a straight line passing through the point of intersection of is given by:
… … … … … i)
… … … … … ii)
Since the two lines are perpendicular to each other,
Substituting the value of in i) we get the equation of the required line.
Question 3: Find the equation of the line passing through the point of intersection of and is parallel to (i) x-axis (ii) y-axis
Answer:
The equation of a straight line passing through the point of intersection of is given by:
… … … … … i)
… … … … … ii)
i) When line is parallel to x-axis, then its slope is 0. Therefore
Substituting the value of in i) we get the equation of the required line.
ii) When line is parallel to y-axis, then Therefore
Substituting the value of in i) we get the equation of the required line.
Question 4: Find the equation of the straight line passing through the point of intersection of and equally inclined to the axes.
Answer:
The equation of a straight line passing through the point of intersection of is given by:
… … … … … i)
… … … … … ii)
Since the line is equally inclined to both axis, the slope of the line would be either
Case 1: Slope
Substituting the value of in i) we get the equation of the required line.
Case 2: Slope
Substituting the value of in i) we get the equation of the required line.
Question 5: Find the equation of the straight line drawn through the point of intersection of the lines and perpendicular to the line cutting off intercepts
on the axes.
Answer:
The equation of a straight line passing through the point of intersection of is given by:
… … … … … i)
… … … … … ii)
The equation of the line with intercepts of on axis is
… … … … … iii)
Therefore the slope iii) is
Since lines i) and iii) are perpendicular to each other, therefore
Substituting the value of in i) we get the equation of the required line.
Question 6: Prove that the family of lines represented by , being arbitrary, pass through a fixed point. Also, find the fixed point.
Answer:
Given:
This line is of the form
Therefore this line passes through the intersection of
Solving the above two equations, we get the point of intersection as which is a fixed point through which the given family of lines passes for any value of
Question 7: Show that the straight lines given by for different values of
pass through a fixed point. Also, find that point.
Answer:
Given:
This line is of the form
Therefore this line passes through the intersection of
Solving the above two equations, we get the point of intersection as which is a fixed point through which the given family of lines passes for any value of
Question 8: Find the equation of the straight line passing through the point of intersection of and making with the coordinate axes a triangle of area
sq. units.
Answer:
The equation of a straight line passing through the point of intersection of is given by:
… … … … … i)
… … … … … ii)
Therefore the point of intersection of this line with the axis are
It is given that the required line makes an area sq. units with the coordinate axis. Therefore,
or
Substituting the value of in i) we get the equation of the required line.
Substituting the value of in i) we get the equation of the required line.
Question 9: Find the equation of the straight line which passes through the point of intersection of the lines and makes equal and positive intercepts on the axes.
Answer:
The equation of a straight line passing through the point of intersection of is given by:
… … … … … i)
… … … … … ii)
Since this line makes equal intercepts,
Substituting the value of in i) we get the equation of the required line.
Question 10: Find the equations of the lines through the point of intersection of the lines and whose distance from the origin is
Answer:
The equation of a straight line passing through the point of intersection of is given by:
… … … … … i)
Give, distance from origin Therefore
Squaring both sides we get
Substituting the value of in i) we get the equation of the required line.
Question 11: Find the equations of the lines through the point of intersection of the lines whose distance from the point
Answer:
The equation of a straight line passing through the point of intersection of is given by:
… … … … … i)
Give, distance from origin Therefore
Squaring both sides we get
Substituting the value of in i) we get the equation of the required line.
Substituting the value of in i) we get the equation of the required line.