Activity

8

Miscellaneous Problems on Linear Equation
Group Work

Time Frame: 50 mins


1. Find q so that the lines 𝑦 = 1 − 2𝑞 𝑥 − 1 and 2 − 𝑞 𝑦 = 𝑥 + 5 are perpendicular.

2. For what values of k do the lines 2𝑥 + 𝑘𝑦 = 3 and 𝑘𝑥 + 8𝑦 = 7 intersect?

3. If the lines 𝑝𝑥 = 12 and 2𝑥 + 𝑞𝑦 = 10 intersects at (1, 1), what is the value
of 𝑝 + 𝑞?

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4. The lines 𝑦 = −2𝑥 + 8 and 𝑦 = 𝑥 − 2 meet at (4, 0), as shown. What is the area of the
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triangle formed by these two lines and the line 𝑥 = −2 ?












5. Determine the equation of the line passing through the midpoint of the segment (– 1, 3)
and (2, – 4) and that is parallel to the line 2𝑥 − 4𝑦 = 11.

6. Find the equation of the perpendicular bisector of the line segment joining (3, – 2) and
(– 1, 0).

7. Find the equation of the line through (2, – 4) whose intercepts are numerically equal but
of opposite sign.

8. Find the equation of the straight line, which cut off intercepts on the axes whose sum and
product are 1 and − 6 respectively.

9. Find the equation of the straight line passing through the point (2, 2) and having
intercepts whose sum is 9.
10. Find the value of a for which the straight lines 𝑥 + 𝑦 − 4 = 0, 3𝑥 + 2 = 0 and
𝑥 − 𝑦 + 3𝑎 = 0 are concurrent.

11. The hypotenuse of a right triangle is a subset of the line 2𝑥 + 3𝑦 = 5. The right angle
has its vertex at (1, – 1). If one of the vertices is at (– 2, 3), find the third vertex.

12. Find the area bounded by the line 𝑥 − 2𝑦 + 10 = 0, the x -axis, y -axis & 𝑥 = 10.

13. The points (5, 3) and (1,−1) are plotted on a sheet of graph paper. The sheet of
graph paper is folded along a line so that the point (5, 3) lands on top of the point
(1,−1). What is the equation of the line that represents the fold?

14. Find the equation of the line through (2, 3) that forms the area of 12 sq. units with the
coordinate axes.

15. Find the coordinates of orthocenter (point of intersection of the altitudes) of the
triangle formed by the straight lines 𝑥 − 𝑦 − 5 = 0, 2𝑥 − 𝑦 − 8 = 0 and 3𝑥 − 𝑦 − 9 = 0.