EduSahara™ Worksheet
Name : Chapter Based Worksheet
Chapter : Equation of a Straight Line
Grade : ICSE Grade X
License : Non Commercial Use
Question 1
1.
    • The equation of the line passing through
    • (
      0
      ,
      8
      )
    • and parallel to the line
    • (
      3
      x
      +
      9
      y
      +
      33
      )
      =
      0
    • is
  • (i)
    (
    2
    x
    +
    4
    y
    +
    16
    )
    =
    0
  • (ii)
    (
    x
    +
    3
    y
    24
    )
    =
    0
  • (iii)
    (
    x
    5
    y
    23
    )
    =
    0
  • (iv)
    (
    x
    +
    3
    y
    +
    13
    )
    =
    0
  • (v)
    (
    14
    x
    7
    y
    +
    56
    )
    =
    0
Question 2
2.
    • Find the value of k such that the points
    • (
      (
      9
      )
      ,
      0
      )
    • ,
    • (
      (
      43

      7
      )
      ,
      20

      7
      )
    • and
    • (-4,k)
    • are collinear
  • (i)
    8
  • (ii)
    4
  • (iii)
    5
  • (iv)
    3
  • (v)
    6
Question 3
3.
    • Find the equation of a straight line parallel to y-axis and
    • passing through the point
    • (
      0
      ,
      (
      5
      )
      )
  • (i)
    x
    =
    (
    1
    )
  • (ii)
    x
    =
    0
  • (iii)
    y
    =
    (
    3
    )
  • (iv)
    x
    =
    2
  • (v)
    y
    =
    (
    5
    )
Question 4
4.
    • The equation of the line passing through
    • (
      x

      1
      ,
      y

      1
      )
    • and perpendicular to the line
    • a
      x
      +
      b
      y
      +
      c
      = 0
    • is
  • (i)
    (
    y
       
    y

    1
    ) =
    a

    b
    (
    x
       
    x

    1
    )
  • (ii)
    (
    y
       
    y

    1
    ) =
    b

    a
    (
    x
       
    x

    1
    )
  • (iii)
    (
    y
       
    y

    1
    ) =
    c

    b
    (
    x
       
    x

    1
    )
  • (iv)
    (
    y
       
    y

    1
    ) =
    -a

    b
    (
    x
       
    x

    1
    )
Question 5
5.
    • If
    • a
      x
      +
      b
      y
      +
      c
      = 0
    • is a straight line, the y-intercept is
  • (i)
    a
  • (ii)
    b
  • (iii)
    c
  • (iv)
    -c

    b
  • (v)
    -c

    a
Question 6
6.
    • Find the equation of the line passing through the points
    • (
      4
      ,
      (
      7
      )
      )
    • and
    • (
      (
      4
      )
      ,
      6
      )
  • (i)
    (
    13
    x
    +
    8
    y
    +
    4
    )
    =
    0
  • (ii)
    (
    13
    x
    +
    8
    y
    9
    )
    =
    0
  • (iii)
    (
    13
    x
    +
    8
    y
    4
    )
    =
    0
  • (iv)
    (
    14
    x
    +
    8
    y
    +
    4
    )
    =
    0
  • (v)
    (
    12
    x
    +
    8
    y
    +
    4
    )
    =
    0
Question 7
7.
Two straight lines are parallel if and only if their slopes are
  • (i)
    1
  • (ii)
    unequal
  • (iii)
    equal
  • (iv)
    undefined
  • (v)
    0
Question 8
8.
    • The equation of the line passing through
    • the origin and
    • having a slope
    • m
    • 0 is
  • (i)
    x
    =
    0
  • (ii)
    y
    =
    m
    x
  • (iii)
    y
    =
    m
    x
    +
    c
  • (iv)
    x
    =
    m
    y
    +
    c
  • (v)
    y
    =
    0
Question 9
9.
    • Find the x-intercept of the line passing
    • through points
    • (
      8
      ,
      (
      5
      )
      )
    • and
    • (
      9
      ,
      (
      1
      )
      )
  • (i)
    35

    4
  • (ii)
    39

    4
  • (iii)
    -37
  • (iv)
    19

    2
  • (v)
    9
    1

    4
Question 10
10.
    • Find the equation parallel to the given equation
    • (
      2
      x
      +
      6
      y
      4
      )
      =
      0
  • (i)
    (
    2
    x
    +
    6
    y
    11
    )
    =
    0
  • (ii)
    (
    4
    x
    +
    3
    y
    +
    20
    )
    =
    0
  • (iii)
    (
    3
    x
    +
    y
    )
    =
    0
  • (iv)
    (
    2
    x
    +
    y
    7
    )
    =
    0
Question 11
11.
    • The equation of the line passing through
    • (
      3
      ,
      (
      2
      )
      )
    • and perpendicular to the join of points
    • (
      (
      7
      )
      ,
      (
      1
      )
      )
    • and
    • (
      (
      4
      )
      ,
      4
      )
    • is
  • (i)
    (
    3
    x
    6
    y
    27
    )
    =
    0
  • (ii)
    (
    x
    10
    y
    17
    )
    =
    0
  • (iii)
    (
    3
    x
    +
    5
    y
    +
    1
    )
    =
    0
  • (iv)
    (
    2
    x
    +
    4
    y
    +
    14
    )
    =
    0
  • (v)
    (
    6
    x
    7
    y
    +
    4
    )
    =
    0
Question 12
12.
The slope of a line is the tangent of the angle made by the line with the
  • (i)
    negative x-axis
  • (ii)
    negative y-axis
  • (iii)
    positive x-axis
  • (iv)
    positive y-axis
Question 13
13.
    • If
    • a
      x
      +
      b
      y
      +
      c
      = 0
    • is a straight line, the x-intercept is
  • (i)
    b
  • (ii)
    -c

    a
  • (iii)
    -c

    b
  • (iv)
    a
  • (v)
    c
Question 14
14.
Equation of a straight line which is parallel to y-axis (where k is a constant) is
  • (i)
    x
    =
    y
  • (ii)
    x
    =
    0
  • (iii)
    x
    =
    k
  • (iv)
    y
    =
    k
  • (v)
    y
    =
    0
Question 15
15.
    • Which of the displayed lines represent the equation
    • y
      =
      (
      3

      2
      x
      )
  • (i)
      • line with point
      • P
  • (ii)
      • line with point
      • N
  • (iii)
      • line with point
      • Q
  • (iv)
      • line with point
      • R
  • (v)
      • line with point
      • O
Question 16
16.
    • Which of the following lines pass through the origin?
  • (i)
    (
    6
    x
    y
    )
    =
    0
  • (ii)
    (
    2
    x
    +
    3
    y
    9
    )
    =
    0
  • (iii)
    (
    5
    x
    +
    4
    y
    19
    )
    =
    0
  • (iv)
    (
    14
    x
    +
    3
    y
    32
    )
    =
    0
  • (v)
    (
    7
    x
    10
    y
    52
    )
    =
    0
Question 17
17.
    • The slope of a line perpendicular to the line
    • (
      10
      x
      2
      y
      +
      36
      )
      =
      0
    • is
  • (i)
    (
    -3

    5
    )
  • (ii)
    1

    5
  • (iii)
    (
    -1

    7
    )
  • (iv)
    (
    -1

    5
    )
  • (v)
    (
    -1

    3
    )
Question 18
18.
    • The equation of the line parallel to
    • (
      2
      x
      +
      9
      y
      +
      7
      )
      =
      0
    • and making a y-intercept of
    • 0
    • is
  • (i)
    (
    x
    y
    )
    =
    0
  • (ii)
    (
    8
    x
    7
    y
    +
    1
    )
    =
    0
  • (iii)
    (
    x
    +
    8
    y
    )
    =
    0
  • (iv)
    (
    2
    x
    +
    9
    y
    )
    =
    0
  • (v)
    (
    6
    x
    +
    2
    y
    50
    )
    =
    0
Question 19
19.
    • The point of intersection of x-axis and y-axis
  • (i)
    (
    0
    ,
    0
    )
  • (ii)
    (
    1
    ,
    1
    )
  • (iii)
    (
    1
    ,
    0
    )
  • (iv)
    (
    0
    ,
    2
    )
  • (v)
    (
    2
    ,
    0
    )
Question 20
20.
Which of the following sets of points are collinear?
  • (i)
    (
    0
    ,
    0
    )
    ,
    (
    2
    ,
    (
    7
    )
    )
    ,
    (
    10

    7
    ,
    (
    5
    )
    )
  • (ii)
    (
    (
    7
    )
    ,
    (
    5
    )
    )
    ,
    (
    5
    ,
    (
    8
    )
    )
    ,
    (
    (
    5
    )
    ,
    (
    4
    )
    )
  • (iii)
    (
    (
    1
    )
    ,
    8
    )
    ,
    (
    4
    ,
    4
    )
    ,
    (
    (
    3
    )
    ,
    (
    7
    )
    )
  • (iv)
    (
    (
    8
    )
    ,
    (
    6
    )
    )
    ,
    (
    0
    ,
    (
    1
    )
    )
    ,
    (
    (
    2
    )
    ,
    5
    )
  • (v)
    (
    (
    1
    )
    ,
    (
    6
    )
    )
    ,
    (
    (
    1
    )
    ,
    (
    4
    )
    )
    ,
    (
    5
    ,
    (
    7
    )
    )
Question 21
21.
Any line parallel to x-axis is
  • (i)
    a curved line
  • (ii)
    an oblique line
  • (iii)
    a horizontal line
  • (iv)
    a vertical line
Question 22
22.
The equation of the x-axis is
a)
    • y
      =
      1
b)
    • x
      =
      1
c)
    • x
      =
      y
d)
    • x
      =
      0
e)
    • y
      =
      0
  • (i)
    {e}
  • (ii)
    {b,e}
  • (iii)
    {a,e}
  • (iv)
    {c,d,e}
Question 23
23.
    • Write the given equation
    • (
      4
      x
      +
      y
      +
      10
      )
      =
      0
    • in
    • y
      =
      m
      x
      +
      c
    • form
  • (i)
    y
    =
    (
    4
    x
    10
    )
  • (ii)
    y
    =
    (
    5
    x
    10
    )
  • (iii)
    y
    =
    (
    3
    x
    10
    )
  • (iv)
    y
    =
    (
    4
    x
    12
    )
  • (v)
    y
    =
    (
    4
    x
    8
    )
Question 24
24.
    • Find the coordinates of the orthocentre of the triangle
    • whose vertices are
    • (
      3
      ,
      (
      3
      )
      )
    • ,
    • (
      (
      4
      )
      ,
      0
      )
    • and
    • (
      5
      ,
      0
      )
  • (i)
    (
    4
    ,
    (
    17

    3
    )
    )
  • (ii)
    (
    5
    ,
    (
    8

    3
    )
    )
  • (iii)
    (
    1
    ,
    (
    20

    3
    )
    )
  • (iv)
    (
    3
    ,
    (
    14

    3
    )
    )
  • (v)
    (
    2
    ,
    (
    11

    3
    )
    )
Question 25
25.
    • The equation of the line perpendicular to
    • (
      4
      x
      12
      y
      +
      56
      )
      =
      0
    • and making a y-intercept of
    • (-4)
    • is
  • (i)
    (
    12
    x
    +
    4
    y
    +
    16
    )
    =
    0
  • (ii)
    (
    7
    x
    5
    y
    20
    )
    =
    0
  • (iii)
    (
    11
    x
    +
    7
    y
    +
    28
    )
    =
    0
  • (iv)
    (
    3
    x
    5
    y
    +
    30
    )
    =
    0
  • (v)
    (
    x
    +
    7
    y
    42
    )
    =
    0
    Assignment Key

  •  1) (ii)
  •  2) (iii)
  •  3) (ii)
  •  4) (ii)
  •  5) (iv)
  •  6) (i)
  •  7) (iii)
  •  8) (ii)
  •  9) (v)
  •  10) (i)
  •  11) (iii)
  •  12) (iii)
  •  13) (ii)
  •  14) (iii)
  •  15) (ii)
  •  16) (i)
  •  17) (iv)
  •  18) (iv)
  •  19) (i)
  •  20) (i)
  •  21) (iii)
  •  22) (i)
  •  23) (i)
  •  24) (iv)
  •  25) (i)