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Straight Lines

Every Line, Every Angle — Master Coordinate Geometry's Foundation

📋 50 MCQs ⭐ 50 PYQs ⏱ 60 sec/Q
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MCQ Bank Snapshot

50Total MCQs
28Easy
14Medium
8Hard
50PYQs
60 secAvg Time/Q
9Topics
Easy 56% Medium 28% Hard 16%

Why Practise These MCQs?

JEE MainJEE AdvancedCBSEBITSAT

Straight Lines feeds directly into Conic Sections — together forming a 15–20% JEE block. JEE Main asks 4–5 direct questions. JEE Advanced uses straight lines in complex geometric configurations. Angle bisectors and family of lines (L₁+λL₂=0) are very high yield. CBSE includes distance and perpendicularity MCQs.

Topic-wise MCQ Breakdown

Slope & Inclination12 Q
Equations of Lines12 Q
Parallel & Perpendicular7 Q
Angle Between Lines5 Q
Distance — Point to Line3 Q
Distance Between Lines2 Q
Foot of Perpendicular0 Q
Concurrent Lines0 Q
Angle Bisectors2 Q
Family of Lines L₁+λL₂0 Q
Locus Problems0 Q
Collinearity2 Q
Area of Triangle0 Q

Must-Know Formulae Before You Start

Recall these cold before attempting MCQs — they appear in >70% of questions.

$\text{m = }(y₂−y₁)/(x₂−x₁)$
$\text{d }= |ax₁+by₁+c|/√(a²+b²)$
$\tan θ = |(m₁−m₂)/(1+m₁m₂)|$
$\text{Parallel: }\ m₁=m₂; \text{Perpendicular }:\ m₁m₂=−1$

MCQ Solving Strategy

Convert all lines to the general form ax+by+c=0 before applying distance/angle formulas — it avoids coefficient errors. For family of lines, write S ≡ L₁+λL₂=0 and use the given condition to find λ. For angle bisector MCQs, the point nearer to the origin lies on the bisector with the + sign in the formula.

⚠ Common Traps & Errors

Difficulty Ladder

Work through each rung in order — do not jump to Hard before mastering Easy.

① Easy

Find slope, write equation in slope-intercept form, basic distance

② Medium

Angle between lines, perpendicular distance, concurrent lines

③ Hard

Family of lines, angle bisectors, locus derivation

★ PYQ

JEE Main — distance + line family; JEE Advanced — complex geometric config

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Maths — STRAIGHT LINES

50 Questions Class 11 MCQs
1
The slope of the line passing through the points \((2,3)\) and \((4,7)\) is
(NCERT – Basics)
2
The equation of the x-axis is
(NCERT – Basics)
3
The slope of the line \(3x-4y+5=0\) is
(NCERT – Basics)
4
The point-slope form of a line with slope \(m\) passing through \((x_1,y_1)\) is
(NCERT – Basics)
5
The slope of the y-axis is
(NCERT – Basics)
6
The equation of the line passing through the origin with slope \(5\) is
(NCERT – Basics)
7
The slope of a line parallel to the x-axis is
(NCERT – Basics)
8
The equation of a line with x-intercept \(4\) and y-intercept \(2\) is
(NCERT – Basics)
9
If the slope of a line is negative, then the line is
(NCERT – Basics)
10
The angle made by the line \(y=\sqrt{3}x\) with the x-axis is
(NCERT – Basics)
11
Two lines with slopes \(m_1\) and \(m_2\) are perpendicular if
(NCERT – Conceptual)
12
The equation of a line parallel to \(2x-3y+5=0\) is
(NCERT – Conceptual)
13
The distance between the points \((0,0)\) and \((0,5)\) is
(NCERT – Basics)
14
The slope of the line joining \((1,2)\) and \((3,2)\) is
(NCERT – Basics)
15
The equation of a line perpendicular to the x-axis is
(NCERT – Basics)
16
If a line makes an angle of \(45^\circ\) with the x-axis, its slope is
(NCERT – Conceptual)
17
The general form of a straight line is
(NCERT – Basics)
18
If the slope of a line is zero, the line is
(NCERT – Basics)
19
The equation of the line passing through \((2,3)\) and parallel to \(y=4x+1\) is
(NCERT – Conceptual)
20
The slope of the line \(x=7\) is
(NCERT – Basics)
21
If two lines are parallel, then the angle between them is
(NCERT – Conceptual)
22
The equation of a line with slope \(-2\) and y-intercept \(3\) is
(NCERT – Conceptual)
23
The value of \(m\) for which the line \(y=mx+1\) is parallel to \(3y-6x=5\) is
(NCERT – Conceptual)
24
The line joining the points \((1,1)\) and \((2,3)\) makes an angle \(\theta\) with the x-axis such that \(\tan\theta\) equals
(NCERT – Conceptual)
25
The equation of the line passing through \((0,-2)\) and making an angle \(45^\circ\) with x-axis is
(NCERT – Conceptual)
26
Two lines with slopes \(2\) and \(-\frac{1}{2}\) are
(JEE Level)
27
The angle between the lines \(y=x\) and \(y=-x\) is
(JEE Level)
28
The equation of the line through \((1,2)\) perpendicular to \(3x+4y-5=0\) is
(JEE Level)
29
The distance of the point \((1,2)\) from the line \(x=0\) is
(NCERT – Conceptual)
30
The equation of a line making equal intercepts on the axes is
(JEE Level)
31
The value of \(k\) for which the points \((1,k)\), \((2,3)\), and \((3,5)\) are collinear is
(JEE Level)
32
The equation of the line whose slope is the negative reciprocal of the slope of \(y=3x+1\) is
(JEE Level)
33
The angle between the line \(y=0\) and \(y=x\) is
(NCERT – Conceptual)
34
The equation of a line parallel to the y-axis and at a distance \(4\) units from it is
(JEE Level)
35
The slope of the line joining \((a,b)\) and \((a,c)\) is
(NCERT – Conceptual)
36
The equation of the line passing through \((2,2)\) and making an angle \(30^\circ\) with the x-axis is
(JEE Level)
37
If a line has slope \(m\), the slope of a line perpendicular to it is
(NCERT – Conceptual)
38
The equation of the line passing through the point \((1,-1)\) and parallel to the x-axis is
(NCERT – Basics)
39
The angle between the line \(x+y=0\) and the x-axis is
(JEE Level)
40
The equation of the line joining \((0,0)\) and \((a,b)\) is
(NCERT – Conceptual)
41
The equation of a line whose intercepts are equal in magnitude but opposite in sign is
(JEE Level)
42
The slope of the line making an angle \(135^\circ\) with the x-axis is
(JEE Level)
43
If a line has equation \(y=mx+c\), the y-intercept is
(NCERT – Basics)
44
The condition for two lines to be coincident is
(JEE Level)
45
The equation of the line with slope \(2\) and passing through \((0,3)\) is
(NCERT – Basics)
46
The distance between the parallel lines \(x=2\) and \(x=6\) is
(NCERT – Conceptual)
47
The equation of the line bisecting the angle between the coordinate axes is
(JEE Level)
48
The slope of the line joining \((1,3)\) and \((2,5)\) is
(NCERT – Basics)
49
If a line makes an angle \(\theta\) with the x-axis, then its slope is
(NCERT – Conceptual)
50
The equation of the line perpendicular to \(y=0\) and passing through \((3,4)\) is
(JEE Level)
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Frequently Asked Questions

A straight line is the shortest path between two points and is represented by a linear equation in the coordinate plane.

The general form is \(Ax + By + C = 0\), where \(A, B\) are not both zero.

The slope is the measure of inclination and is given by \(m = \tan \theta\), where \(\theta\) is the angle with the positive \(x\)-axis.

For points \((x_1, y_1)\) and \((x_2, y_2)\), slope \(m = \frac{y_2 - y_1}{x_2 - x_1}\).

The slope-intercept form is \(y = mx + c\), where \(m\) is slope and \(c\) is the \(y\)-intercept.

The intercept form is \(\frac{x}{a} + \frac{y}{b} = 1\), where \(a\) and \(b\) are \(x\)- and \(y\)-intercepts.

The point-slope form is \(y - y_1 = m(x - x_1)\).

The two-point form is \(\frac{y - y_1}{y_2 - y_1} = \frac{x - x_1}{x_2 - x_1}\).

The normal form is \(x \cos \alpha + y \sin \alpha = p\).

Slope indicates the steepness and direction of a line.

A line is parallel to the \(x\)-axis if its slope \(m = 0\).

A line parallel to the \(y\)-axis has undefined slope.

The equation is \(y = k\), where \(k\) is a constant.

The equation is \(x = k\), where \(k\) is a constant.

Two lines are parallel if their slopes are equal, \(m_1 = m_2\).

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