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Let ABC be a triangle with A(-3,1) and ACB=θ,0<θ<π2. If the equation of the median through B is 2x+y-3=0 and the equation of angle bisector of C is 7x-4y-1=0, then tanθ is equal to:

JEE Main 2021 (26 Aug Shift 1)

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  • A: 34
  • B: 43
  • C: 2
  • D: 12
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Let A1,0,B6,2 and C32,6 be the vertices of a triangle ABC. If P is a point inside the triangle ABC such that the triangles APC,APB and BPC have equal areas, then the length of the line segment PQ, where Q is the point -76,-13, is

JEE Main 2020 (07 Jan Shift 1)

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A triangle is formed by X-axis, Y-axis and the line 3x+4y=60. Then the number of points Pa,b which lie strictly inside the triangle, where a is an integer and b is a multiple of a, is _____ .

JEE Main 2023 (25 Jan Shift 2)

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Let A2,1, B1,0, Cα,β and Dγ,δ be the vertices of a parallelogram ABCD. If the point C lies on 2xy=5 and the point D lies on 3x2y=6, then the value of α+β+γ+δ is equal to ______.

JEE Main 2024 (31 Jan Shift 2)

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Let m1,m2 be the slopes of two adjacent sides of a square of side a such that a2+11a+3 m12+m22=220. If one vertex of the square is 10cosα-sinα,10sinα+cosα, where α0,π2 and the equation of one diagonal is cosα-sinαx+sinα+cosαy=10, then 72sin4α+cos4α+a2-3a+13 is equal to

JEE Main 2022 (29 Jul Shift 2)

Options

  • A: 119
  • B: 128
  • C: 145
  • D: 155
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A triangle ABC lying in the first quadrant has two vertices as A1,2 and B3,1. IfBAC=90o,and arΔABC=55 sq. units, then the abscissa of the vertex C is :

JEE Main 2020 (04 Sep Shift 1)

Options

  • A: 1+5
  • B: 1+25 
  • C: 2+5
  • D: 25-1
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The equations of the sides AB,BC and CA of a triangle ABC are 2x+y=0, x+py=39 and x-y=3 respectively and P2,3 is its circumcentre. Then which of the following is NOT true

JEE Main 2022 (27 Jul Shift 2)

Options

  • A: AC2=9p
  • B: AC2+p2=136
  • C: 32<area ABC<36
  • D: 34< area ABC<38
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Let two straight lines drawn from the origin $\mathrm{O}$ intersect the line $3 x+4 y=12$ at the points $\mathrm{P}$ and $\mathrm{Q}$ such that $\triangle \mathrm{OPQ}$ is an isosceles triangle and $\angle \mathrm{POQ}=90^{\circ}$. If $l=\mathrm{OP}^2+\mathrm{PQ}^2+\mathrm{QO}^2$, then the greatest integer less than or equal to $l$ is :

JEE Main 2024 (05 Apr Shift 1)

Options

  • A: 42
  • B: 46
  • C: 44
  • D: 48
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Let A3a,a,a>0, be a fixed point in the xy-plane. The image of A in y-axis be B and the image of B in x-axis be C. If D3cosθ,asinθ,  is a point in the fourth quadrant such that the maximum area of ACD is 12 square units, then a is equal to _____

JEE Main 2022 (24 Jun Shift 1)

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A ray of light coming from the point $P(1,2)$ gets reflected from the point $Q$ on the $x$-axis and then passes through the point $R(4,3)$. If the point $S(h, k)$ is such that PQRS is a parallelogram, then $h k^2$ is equal to :

JEE Main 2024 (09 Apr Shift 1)

Options

  • A: 70
  • B: 80
  • C: 60
  • D: 90
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Consider a triangle $\mathrm{ABC}$ having the vertices $\mathrm{A}(1,2), \mathrm{B}(\alpha, \beta)$ and $\mathrm{C}(\gamma, \delta)$ and angles $\angle A B C=\frac{\pi}{6}$ and $\angle B A C=\frac{2 \pi}{3}$. If the points $\mathrm{B}$ and $\mathrm{C}$ lie on the line $y=x+4$, then $\alpha^2+\gamma^2$ is equal to ________

JEE Main 2024 (04 Apr Shift 2)

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Let $A(-1,1)$ and $B(2,3)$ be two points and $P$ be a variable point above the line $A B$ such that the area of $\triangle \mathrm{PAB}$ is 10 . If the locus of $\mathrm{P}$ is $\mathrm{a} x+\mathrm{b} y=15$, then $5 \mathrm{a}+2 \mathrm{~b}$ is :

JEE Main 2024 (05 Apr Shift 2)

Options

  • A: 6
  • B: $-\frac{6}{5}$
  • C: 4
  • D: $-\frac{12}{5}$
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Let ABC be an isosceles triangle in which A is at 1,0, A=2π3, AB=AC and B is on the positive x-axis. If BC=43  and the line BC intersects the line y=x+3 at α,β, then β4α2 is:

JEE Main 2024 (01 Feb Shift 2)

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Let A-1,1, B3,4 and C2,0 be given three points. A line y=mx, m>0 , intersects lines AC and BC at point P and Q respectively. Let A1 and A2 be the areas of ΔABC and ΔPQC respectively, such that A1=3A2, then the value of m is equal to :

JEE Main 2021 (16 Mar Shift 2)

Options

  • A: 415
  • B: 1
  • C: 2
  • D: 3
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The vertices of a triangle are $\mathrm{A}(-1,3), \mathrm{B}(-2,2)$ and $\mathrm{C}(3,-1)$. A new triangle is formed by shifting the sides of the triangle by one unit inwards. Then the equation of the side of the new triangle nearest to origin is :

JEE Main 2024 (04 Apr Shift 1)

Options

  • A: $x+y+(2-\sqrt{2})=0$
  • B: $-x+y-(2-\sqrt{2})=0$
  • C: $x+y-(2-\sqrt{2})=0$
  • D: $x-y-(2+\sqrt{2})=0$
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If the orthocentre of the triangle, whose vertices are 1,2,2,3 and 3,1 is α,β, then the quadratic equation whose roots are α+4β and 4α+β, is

JEE Main 2023 (01 Feb Shift 1)

Options

  • A: x2-19x+90=0
  • B: x2-18x+80=0
  • C: x2-22x+120=0
  • D: x2-20x+99=0
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A ray of light passing through the point P2,3 reflects on the X-axis at point A and the reflected ray passes through the point Q5,4. Let R be the point that divides the line segment AQ internally into the ratio 2:1. Let the co-ordinates of the foot of the perpendicular M from R on the bisector of the angle PAQ be α,β. Then, the value of 7α+3β is equal to _____.

JEE Main 2022 (28 Jun Shift 1)

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Let A(0,1), B(1,1) and C(1,0) be the mid-points of the sides of a triangle with incentre at the point D. If the focus of the parabola y2=4ax passing through D is (α+β2,0), where α and β are rational numbers, then αβ2 is equal to

JEE Main 2023 (08 Apr Shift 2)

Options

  • A: 8
  • B: 12
  • C: 6
  • D: 92
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