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1

The number of points represented by the equation $x = 5$ on the $xy$-plane is

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If a variable line passes through the point of intersection of the lines $x + 2y - 1 = 0$ and $2x - y - 1 = 0$ and meets the coordinate axes in $A$ and $B$, then what is the locus of the mid-point of $AB$?

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3

What is the equation to the straight line passing through the point $(-sin\theta, cos\theta)$ and perpendicular to the line $xcos\theta + ysin\theta = 9$?

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4

Two points $P$ and $Q$ lie on line $y = 2x + 3$. These two points $P$ and $Q$ are at a distance 2 units from another point $R(1, 5)$. What are the coordinates of the points $P$ and $Q$?

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5

If two sides of a square lie on the lines $2x + y - 3 = 0$ and $4x + 2y + 5 = 0$, then what is the area of the square in square units?

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ABC is a triangle with A(3, 5). The mid-points of sides AB, AC are at (-1, 2), (6, 4) respectively. What are the coordinates of centroid of the triangle ABC?

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ABC is an acute angled isosceles triangle. Two equal sides AB and AC lie on the lines 7x - y - 3 = 0 and x + y - 5 = 0. If θ is one of the equal angles, then what is cotθ equal to?

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Let $x+2 y+1=0$ and $2 x+3 y+4=0$ are two lines of regression computed from some bivariate data. If $\theta$ is the acute angle between them, then what is the value of $488 \tan 3 \theta$ ?
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The points (-a, -b), (0, 0), (a, b) and (a2, ab) are:
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10
Given that 16p2 + 49q2 - 4r2 - 56pq = 0. Which one of the following is a point on a pair of straight lines (px + qy + r) (px + qy - r) = 0?
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For what values of k is the line (k - 3)x - (5 - k2) y + k- 7k + 6 = 0 parallel to the line x + y = 1?
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12
The line x + y = 4 cuts the line joining P(-1, 1) and Q(5, 7) at R. What is PR ∶ RQ equal to ?
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13
What is the sum of the intercepts of the line whose perpendicular distance from origin is 4 units and the angle which the normal makes with positive direction of x-axis is 15°?
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14
What is the equation of diagonal through origin ? 
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What is the equation of other diagonal ?  
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If two lines of regression are x + 4y + 1 = 0 and 4x + 9y + 7 = 0, then what is the value of x when y = -3 ? 
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A bivariate data set contains only two points (-1, 1) and (3, 2). What will be the line of regression of y on x ?
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18

Consider the following statements in respect of the line passing through origin and inclining at an angle of 75° with the positive direction of x-axis :

1. The line passes through the point $\left(1, \frac{1}{2−\sqrt{3}}\right)$.

2. The line entirely lies in first and third quadrants.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

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19
If P(3, 4) is the mid-point of a line segment between the axes, then what is the equation of the line?
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20
The base AB of an equilateral triangle ABC with side 8 cm lies along the y-axis such that the mid-point of AB is at the origin and B lies above the origin. What is the equation of line passing through (8, 0) and parallel to the side AC ?
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21
Consider the inequations 5x - 4y + 12 < 0, x + y < 2, x < 0 and y > 0. Which one of the following points lies in the common region?
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22
If the points with coordinates (-5, 0), (5p2, 10p) and (5q2, 10q) are collinear, then what is the value of pq where p ≠ q ?
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23
What is the equation of the straight line which passes through the point (1, -2) and cuts off equal intercepts from the axes ?
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A straight line passes through the point of intersection of x + 2y + 2 = 0 and 2x - 3y - 3 = 0. It cuts equal intercepts in the fourth quadrant. What is the sum of the absolute values of the intercepts?
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Under which one of the following conditions are the lines ax + by + c = 0 and bx + ay + c = 0 parallel (a ≠ 0, b ≠ 0)?
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What is the equation of the locus of the mid-point of the line segment obtained by cutting the line x + y = p, (where p is a real number) by the coordinate axes ?
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If the point (x, y) is equidistant from the points (2a, 0) and (0, 3a) where a > 0, then which one of the following is correct ?
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A parallelogram has three consecutive vertices (-3, 4), (0, -4) and (5, 2). The fourth vertex is
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If the lines y + px = 1 and y - qx = 2 are perpendicular, then which one of the following is correct?
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If A, B and C are in AP, then the straight line Ax + 2By + C = 0 will always pass through a fixed point. The fixed point is
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If the image of the point (-4, 2) by a line mirror is (4, -2), then what is the equation of the line mirror?
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Consider the following statements in respect of the points (p, p - 3), (q + 3, q) and (6, 3):

1. The points lie on a straight line.

2. The points always lie in the first quadrant only for any value of p and q.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

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33
What is the acute angle between the lines x - 2 = 0 and √3x - y - 2 = 0?
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The point of intersection of diagonals of a square ABCD is at the origin and one of its vertices is at A(4, 2). What is the equation of the diagonal BD?
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