Home
Class 11
MATHS
Find the equation of the straight line p...

Find the equation of the straight line passing through the points `(-1,2)` and `(5,-1)` and also find the area of the triangle formed by it with the axes of coordinates.

Text Solution

Verified by Experts

The correct Answer is:
`9/4` sq. units
Promotional Banner

Topper's Solved these Questions

  • STRAIGHT LINES

    AAKASH SERIES|Exercise ADDITIONAL SOLVED EXAMPLES|12 Videos
  • STRAIGHT LINES

    AAKASH SERIES|Exercise EXERCISE 3.1 (VERY SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS)|11 Videos
  • STRAIGHT LINES

    AAKASH SERIES|Exercise ADDITIONAL PRACTICE EXERCISE (LEVEL-II (ADVANCED) PRACTICE SHEET (ADDVANCED)) (Comprehension Type Questions)|6 Videos
  • REVISION EXERCISE

    AAKASH SERIES|Exercise PROPERTIES OF TRIANGLES|57 Videos
  • TANGENT AND NORMAL

    AAKASH SERIES|Exercise ADVANCED SUBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS|48 Videos

Similar Questions

Explore conceptually related problems

Find the equation of the line passing through the points (1,-1) and (2,3).

The equation of the a straight line passing through the points (1,2) and inclined at 45^(@) to the line y=2x+1 is

Find the equation of straight line passing through the point (5,4) and parallel to the line 2x+3y+7=0 .

Find the equation of the straight line passing through the point (2,3) and making intercepts, whose sum is zero.

Find the equation of the straight line passing through the point (-2,4) and making intercepts ,whose sum is zero .

Find the vector equation of the straight line passing through the point (2, 3, -1) and parallel to the vector (1, -2, 3).

Find the equation of the straight lines passing through the point (1,2) and making an angle of 60^(@) with the line sqrt(3)x+y+2=0

Find the equation of the straight line passing through the points (at_(1)^2,2at_1),(at_(2)^(2),2at_2) .

Find the equation of the straight lines passing through the point (-3,2) and making an angle 45^(@) with the straight line 3x-y+4=0

Find the area of the triangle formed by the line 3x-4y+12=0 with the coordinate axes.

AAKASH SERIES-STRAIGHT LINES-SOLVED EXAMPLES
  1. Find the slope of the x + y = 0 and x - y = 0 .

    Text Solution

    |

  2. Find the area of Delta^(l e) formed by the straight line x cos alpha+y...

    Text Solution

    |

  3. Find the equation of the straight line passing through the points (-1,...

    Text Solution

    |

  4. Prove that the point (1,11),(2,15),(-3,-5) are collinear and find the ...

    Text Solution

    |

  5. If (1, 2), (4, 3), (6, 4) are the midpoints of the sides bar(BC), bar(...

    Text Solution

    |

  6. Find the equation of the straight line through the point (4,3) and per...

    Text Solution

    |

  7. Find the locus of the foot of the perpendicular from the orign to a va...

    Text Solution

    |

  8. If the sum of the reciprocals of the intercepts made by a variable st...

    Text Solution

    |

  9. A straight line L with negative slope passes through the point (8,2) a...

    Text Solution

    |

  10. Find the equation of the straight line whose distance from the origin ...

    Text Solution

    |

  11. Transform the equation x+y+1=0 into Normal form.

    Text Solution

    |

  12. Tranform the following equations into normal form. 2x-3y+6=0

    Text Solution

    |

  13. Find the point of intersection of the lines 5x-3y-3=0,4x+y-1=0

    Text Solution

    |

  14. Find the length of the altitude from A to the side BC of DeltaABC form...

    Text Solution

    |

  15. Find the value of a if the distances of the points (2,3) and (-4,a) fr...

    Text Solution

    |

  16. Show that the product of the perpendicular from two points (+-sqrt(a^(...

    Text Solution

    |

  17. A straight line passing through A (1, -2) makes an angle Tan^(-1) 4/3 ...

    Text Solution

    |

  18. A straight line through P(3,4) makes an angle of 60^(@) with the posit...

    Text Solution

    |

  19. A straight line through Q(sqrt(3),2) makes an angle pi//6 with positiv...

    Text Solution

    |

  20. A straight line parallel to the line y=sqrt(3)x passes through Q(2,3) ...

    Text Solution

    |