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1. 1990/II/27 ABCD is a line segment. AB : BC : CD = 3 : 2 : 1. A. (5, 6) B. (6, 7) C. (7, 8) 2. 1990/II/28 If the line y = mx + b and A.
a b

If A = (4, 5), D = (10, 11), find C. D. (8, 9) E. (9, 10)

x y + = 1 are perpendicular, find m. a b

B.

b a

C.

ab

D.

a b

E.

b a

3. 1990/II/29

In the figure, the slopes of the straight lines l1, l2, l3, and l4 are m1, m2, m3, m4 respectively. Which of the following is true? A. m1 > m2 > m3 > m4 B. m2 > m1 > m3 > m4 C. m1 > m2 > m4 > m3 D. m2 > m1 > m4 > m3 E. m4 > m3 > m2 > m1 4. 1991/II/27

Let A and B be the points (4, 7) and (6, 5) respectively. The equation of the line passing through the mid-point of AB and perpendicular to 3x 4y + 14 = 0 is A. 3x 4y 1 = 0 B. 3x + 4y + 7 = 0 C. 4x 3y + 1 = 0 D. 4x + 3y 7 = 0 E. 4x + 3y + 7 = 0 5. 1991/II/28 A. (a, b)

PQRS is a parallelogram with vertices P = (0, 0), Q = (a, b) and S = (b, a). Find R.

B.

(a, b)

C.

(a b, a b)

D.

(a b, a + b)

E.

(a + b, a + b)

6. 1992/II/28 If the two lines 2 x y + 1 = 0 and ax + 3 y 1 = 0 do not intersect, then a =

A.

B.

C.

D.

E.

7. 1992/II/31 The mid-points of the sides of a triangle are (3,4) , (2,0) and (4,2) . Which of the following points is a
vertex of the triangle? A. (3.5,3) B.

(3,2)

C.

(3,1)

D.

(1.5,2)

E.

(1,2)

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8. 1993/II/27 If the point (1, 1), (3, 2) and (7, k) are on the same straight line, then k = A. 3 B. 4 C. 6 D. 7 E.

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9. 1993/II/28 A(0, 0), B(5, 0) and C(2, 6) are the vertices of a triangle. P(9, 5), Q(6, 6) and R(2, 9) are three points. Which
of the following triangles has/have area(s) greater than the area of ABC? I. A.

ABP I only

B.

II. ABQ II only

C.

III. III only

ABR

D.

I and II only

E.

II and III only

10. 1993/II/29 A circle of radius 1 touches both the positive x-axis and the positive y-axis. Which of the following is/are true? I. Its center is in the first quadrant. II. Its center lies on the line x y = 0 . III. Its center lies on the line x + y = 1 .
A. I only B. II only C. III only D. I and II only E. I and III only

11. 1994/II/26
A. 5

The points A(4,1), B(2, 3) and C (x, 5) lie on a straight line. Find x. B.

C.

D.

E.

12. 1994/II/27

In the figure, the shaded part is bounded by the axes, the lines x = 3 and x + y =5. Find its area. A. 10.5 B. 12 C. 15 D. 19.5 E. 21

13. 1995/II/27

In the figure, the equation of the straight line L is A. x 3 = 0 B. x y 3 = 0 C.

x y+3= 0

D.

x + y 3 = 0

E.

x+ y+3=0

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14. 1995/II/28

In the figure, OA=AB. If the slope of AB is m, find the slope of OA. A.

B.

1 m

C.

1 m

D.

E.

15. 1996/II/29 If a , b and c are all positive, which of the following may represent the graph of ax + by + c = 0?

16. 1996/II/31 Find the equation of the straight line which passes through (3, 1) and is perpendicular to 2x y + 1 = 0. A. x + 2y 1 = 0 B. x + 2y + 1 = 0 C. x 2y 5 = 0 D. 2x + y 5 = 0 E. 2x y 7 = 0 17. 1996/II/53 A(3, 2) and B(1, 3) are two points. C is a point on the AB produced such that AB : BC = 1 : 2 . Find the coordinates of C. 5 7 1 8 7 A. ( , ) B. ( , ) C. (3, ) D. (5, 4) E. (9, 5) 3 3 3 3 2 18. 1997/II/21

In the figure, find the area of ABC. A. 6 B. 7.5 C. 14 D. 17.5 E. 28

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19. 1997/II/22
Which of the following lines is perpendicular to the line A. 3x + 2y = 1 B. 3x 2 y = 1 C.
x y + = 1? 2 3

2x + 3y = 1

D.

2x 3y = 1

E.

x y =1 2 3

20. 1997/II/47

In the figure, AEB and ADC are straight lines. ED // BC and ED : BC = 2 : 3 . If the coordinates of A and B are (4, 7) and (0, 1) respectively, find the coordinates of E. A. 4 ( ,3 ) 3 B. 8 ( ,5 ) 3 C. 8 5 ( , ) 5 17 D. ( 12 23 , ) 5 5 E. 8 19 ( , ) 7 7

21. 1998/II/32 Find the equation of the straight line passing through (1 ,1) and parallel to 5x + 4y = 0. A. 4x 5y + 9 = 0 B. 4x + 5y + 1 = 0 C. 5x 4y + 9 = 0 D. 5x + 4y 1 = 0 E. 5x + 4y + 1 = 0 22. 1998/II/33

In the figure, PQRS is a parallelogram. Find the slope of PR. A. 13 15 B. 15 13 C. 9 11 D. 11 9 E. 5

23. 1998/II/54 A(7, 14) and B(1, 2) are two points. C is a point on AB produced such that AB : BC = 2 : 1 . Find the coordinates of C.
A. (5, 10) B. (2, 4) C. (3, 6) D. (5, 10) E. (10, 20)

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24. 1999/II/31 A(4, 2) and B(1, 3) are two points. C is a point on the y-axis such that AC = CB . Find the coordinates of C.
A. 3 1 ( , ) 2 2 B. (1, 0) C. (1, 0) D. (0, 1) E. (0, 1)

25. 1999/II/32

In the figure, OABC is a parallelogram. If the equation of OC is 2x y = 0 and the length of CB is 3 , find the equation of AB. A.
x 2y 3 = 0

B.

2x y 3 = 0

C.

2x y + 3 = 0

D.

2x y 6 = 0

E.

2x y + 6 = 0

26. 2000/II/17

In the figure, find the area of ABC. A. 12 B. 15 C. 16

D.

20

E.

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27. 2000/II/18 Consider the three straight lines

3 L1 : 6 x + 4 y 3 = 0, L2 : y = x + 4 and L3 : 6 x 4 y + 3 = 0. 2 Which of the following is/are true? I. L1 // L2 A. I only II.
L2 // L3 B. II only

III.

L1 L3 C. III only

D.

I and III only

E.

II and III only

28. 2000/II/50 A(1, 4) and B(3, 4) are two points. The line x y = 0 cuts AB at P so that AP : PB = r : 1 . Find r.
A. 3 B. 2 C. 1 D. 1 2 E. 1 3

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29. 2001/II/6 If the straight lines 2 x 3 y + 1 = 0 and 5 x + ky 1 = 0 are perpendicular to each other, find k.
A. 15 2 B. 10 3 C. 3 10 D. 10 3 E. 15 2

30. 2001/II/33 If the straight lines x 2 y + 5 = 0 and ax y + 1 = 0 intersect at (1, b), find a and b.
A.
a = 4 , b = 3

B. a = 1 , b = 0

C.

a = 1, b = 3

D.

a = 2 , b = 3

E.

a = 2, b = 3

31. 2001/II/34

In the figure, A, B and C are points on a rectangular coordinate plane. AC and BC are parallel to the x-axis and y-axis respectively. If the coordinates of C are (2, 1) and the equation of the straight line AB is y = 2 x + 3 , find the distance between A and B. A. 5 B.

3 5 2

C.

37

D.

3 5

E.

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32. 2002/II/4 If a < 0 and b > 0 , which of the following may represent the graph of y = ax + b ?

If the length of the line segment joining the points (2, 3) and (k, 1k) is 4, then k = A. 2 B. 4 C. 0 or 4 D.

33. 2002/II/30

2 or 2

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34. 2002/II/31

In the figure, the equation of the straight line L is A. x + y + 2 = 0 B. x + y 2 = 0

C.

x y+2=0

D.

x y2=0

35. 2002/II/32

In the figure, the area of ABC is A. 3 B. 8 C. 9

D.

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36. 2003/II/29

In the figure, the straight lines L1 and L2 intersect at (2, 4). Find the equation of L1. A. x + 2 y = 10 B. x 2 y = 6 C. 2 x + y = 8 D. 2 x y = 0

37. 2003/II/30 In the straight line 2 x + y + k = 0 passes through the point of intersection of the two straight lines x + y 3 = 0
and x y + 1 = 0 , find k. A.

B.

C.

D.

38. 2003/II/31 P(10, 8) and Q(4, 6) are two points. If R is a point on the x-axis such that PR = RQ , then the coordinates
of R are A. (4,0) B. (3, 1) C. (3,0) D. (2,0)

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39. 2004/II/29 If a > 0 , b > 0 and c < 0 , which of the following may represent the graph of the straight line ax + by + c = 0 ?

40. 2004/II/30

In the figure, L1 and L2 are two straight lines intersecting at a point on the yaxis. If the equation of L1 is x + 2 y 2 = 0 , then the equation of L2 is A. 2x y + 1 = 0 B. 2x y 2 = 0 C. 2x + y + 1 = 0 D. 2x + y 2 = 0

41. 2004/II/31
A.

If (2, 3) is the midpoint of (a, 1) and (4, b), then b =

B.

C.

D.

42. 2005/II/31

A(2 , 5) and B(6 , 3) are two points. If P is a point lying on the straight line x = y such that AP = PB, then the coordinates of P are

A.

(2 , 2)

B.

(2 , 4)

C.

(1 , 1)

D.

(4 , 1)

43. 2005/II/32

In the figure, ABCD is a parallelogram. The coordinates of B are A. (3 , 2) B. (3 , 5) C. (4 , 5) D. (4 , 6)

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44. 2005/II/33 If the equation of the straight line L is x 2 y + 3 = 0 , then the equation of the straight line passing through the
point (2 , 1) and perpendicular to L is A. x + 2 y + 3 = 0 B. x + 2 y 3 = 0 C. 2x + y + 3 = 0 D. 2x + y 3 = 0

45. 2006/II/28 If k < 0 , which of the following may represent the graph of the straight line x y = k ?

46. 2006/II/29 The straight line 4x + y 2 = 0 is perpendicular to the straight line B. 4x y + 9 = 0 C. x + 4y 9 = 0 A. 4x + y 9 = 0

D.

x 4y + 9 = 0

47. 2006/II/30 If the straight line 5x 3y = 30 cuts the x-axis and the y-axis at A and B respectively, then the coordinates of the mid-point of AB are A. (3, 5) B. (3, 5) C. (5, 3) D. (5, 3) 48. 2006/II/31 If the points (0, 0) , (2, 0) and (1, b) are the vertices of an equilateral triangle, then b =
A. 1 B. 3 C. 1 or 1 D. 3 or 3

49. 2007/II/29

If the point (3, 2) is rotated clockwise about the origin through 90 , then the coordinates of its image are A. (2, 3) B. (3, 2) C. (2, 3) D. (3, 2)

50. 2007/II/31 Find the equation of the straight line which is perpendicular to the straight line x + 2y + 3 = 0 and passes through the point (1, 3). A. x + 2y 7 = 0 B. x 2y + 5 = 0 C. 2x + y 5 = 0 D. 2x y + 1 = 0

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51. 2007/II/32

The figure shows the graph of the straight line ax + by + 1 = 0 . Which of the following is true? A.
a > 0 and b > 0

B.

a > 0 and b < 0

C.

a < 0 and b > 0

D.

a < 0 and b < 0

52. 2008/II/29 The coordinates of the points A and B are (2, a) and (b, 7) respectively. If the coordinates of the mid-point of
AB are (1, 5) , then a =

A.

B.

C.

D.

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53. 2008/II/31

In the figure, the straight line L1 and L2 are perpendicular to each other. Find the equation of L2. A.
x 3y = 0 B. x + 3y = 0 C. 3x y = 0 D. 3x + y = 0

54. 2008/II/32

In the figure, L1 , L2 , L3 and L4 are straight lines. If m1 , m2 , m3 and m4 are the slopes of L1 , L2 , L3 and L4 respectively, which of the following must be true? A. m1 < m2 < m3 < m4 B. m1 < m2 < m4 < m3 C. m2 < m1 < m3 < m4 D. m2 < m1 < m4 < m3

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