Slope of Straight lines - Test Questions


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Question 21

Question:  
and its slope is -1. Find the equation of the line.

Answer:    Let the equation of the line be y = mx + c.
mx - y + c =0 ...(i)




Question 22

Question:   Find the length of perpendicular drawn from (-3,-4) on the line 3x + 4y = 12.

Answer:    The length of the perpendicular from (-3,-4) on the line 3x+4y=12 is

Question 23

Question:   Find the distance of the line y = x from the point (3,-4).

Answer:    The given line is y = x.
The given point is (3,-4).
The distance of the line y = x from the point (3,-4) is

Question 24

Question:   Determine the value of 'a' so that the distance 'd' from the line 12x + ay + 10 = 0 to the point (4,-4) is numerically equal to 6 units.

Answer:   




Squaring both sides, we get









Question 25

Question:  

Answer:   
Let the sides AB, BC CA of triangle ABC be represented by

Solving (i) and (ii), we get the coordinates of B.





Solving (ii) and (iii), we get the coordinates of C.



Solving (i) and (iii), we get







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