Find the equation of line having intercepts 3 and 2 on the x and y axes respectively

 Find the equation of line having intercepts  3 and 2 on the x and y axes respectively

 

using intercept form of straight line with

x-intercept, a = 3

y-intercept, b=2

(x/a) +(y/b)=1

(x/3)+(y/2)=1

mulitply by 6

2x + 3y=6

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ncert cbse chapter 10 straight lines miscellaneous exercise

24.  A person standing at the junction (crossing) of two straight paths represented by the equations 2x – 3y + 4 = 0 and 3x + 4y – 5 = 0 wants to reach the path whose equation is 6x – 7y + 8 = 0 in the least time. Find equation of the path that he should follow.

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22. A ray of light passing through the point (1, 2) reflects on the x-axis at point A and the reflected ray passes through the point (5, 3). Find the coordinates of A.

 

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 21. Find equation of the line which is equidistant from parallel lines 9x + 6y – 7 = 0 and 3x + 2y + 6 =0

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19. If the lines y = 3x +1 and 2y = x + 3 are equally inclined to the line y = mx + 4, find the value of m.

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18.Find the image of the point (3, 8) with respect to the line x +3y = 7 assuming the line to be a plane mirror.

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17. The hypotenuse of a right angled triangle has its ends at the points (1, 3) and (– 4, 1). Find an equation of the legs (perpendicular sides) of the triangle 

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 14. In what ratio, the line joining (–1, 1) and (5, 7) is divided by the 

line x + y = 4 ?

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12.Find the equation of the line passing through the point of intersection of the lines 4x + 7y – 3 = 0 and 2x – 3y + 1 = 0 that has equal intercepts on the axes

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11. Find the equation of the lines through the point (3, 2) which make an angle of 45 degrees with the line x – 2y = 3.

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8. Find the area of the triangle formed by the lines y – x = 0, x + y = 0 

and x – k = 0

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9. Find the value of p so that the three lines 3x + y – 2 = 0, px + 2 y – 3 = 0 and
2x – y – 3 = 0 may intersect at one point.

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6. Find the equation of the line parallel to y-axis and drawn through the point of
intersection of the lines x – 7y + 5 = 0 and 3x + y = 0.

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4. What are the points on the y-axis whose distance from the line
[x/3] + [y/4]=1 is 4 units.

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 3. Find the equations of the lines, which cut-off intercepts on the axes whose sum
and product are 1 and – 6, respectively.

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 2. Find the values of θ and p, if the equation x cos θ + y sin θ = p is the normal form of the line [sqrt(3)] x + y + 2 = 0.

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 Find the values of k for which the line 

(k–3) x – (4 –( k^ 2) ) y + (k^2) –7k + 6 = 0 is

(a) Parallel to the x-axis,
(b) Parallel to the y-axis,
(c) Passing through the origin.

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ncert cbse chapter 10 exercise 10.3

  17. In the triangle ABC with vertices A (2, 3), B (4, –1) and C (1, 2), find the equation and length of altitude from the vertex A.

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14. Find the coordinates of the foot of perpendicular from the point (–1, 3) to the
line 3x – 4y – 16 = 0.

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 13. Find the equation of the right bisector of the line segment joining the points

 (3, 4) and (–1, 2).

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10. The line through the points (h, 3) and (4, 1) intersects the line 

7 x − 9 y − 19 = 0 at right angle. Find the value of h. 

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8. Find equation of the line perpendicular to the line x – 7y + 5 = 0 and having
x intercept 3.

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exercise 10.2

19. Point R (h, k) divides a line segment between the axes in the ratio 1: 2. Find
equation of the line.

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17.The owner of a milk store finds that, he can sell 980 litres of milk each week at Rs 14/litre and 1220 litres of milk each week at Rs 16/litre. Assuming a linear
relationship between selling price and demand, how many litres could he sell
weekly at Rs 17/litre?

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13. Find equation of the line passing through the point (2, 2) and cutting off intercepts on the axes whose sum is 9.  

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12.Find the equation of a line that cuts off equal intercepts on the coordinate axes and passes through the point (2, 3).

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11.A line perpendicular to the line segment joining the points (1, 0) and (2, 3) divides it in the ratio 1: n. Find the equation of the line.   

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10. Find the equation of the line passing through (–3, 5) and perpendicular to the line through the points (2, 5) and (–3, 6). 

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9. The vertices of ∆ PQR are P (2, 1), Q (–2, 3) and R (4, 5). Find equation of the
median through the vertex R.

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