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Straight Lines JEE Main PYQs PDF, 2020–2026

Straight Lines has 130 questions in JEE Main papers from 2020 to 2026, about 19 per year across all shifts. The free PDF has 123 of them, each with its answer. The most asked topic is Distance and Section Formula (50 questions), followed by Forms of a Line (27) and Distance from a Point to a Line (21).

Asked in JEE Main
1302020–2026, all shifts
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123with answers
Asked in 2026
14Latest paper: 2026 Apr S2
Most asked topic
Distance and Section Formula50 Qs · 38% of the chapter
Difficulty mix
4% easy · 89% medium · 7% hardof the questions in the PDF

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How often it's asked in JEE Main

Straight Lines had about 1 question per shift in recent JEE Main papers (2024–26). Most asked topic: Distance and Section Formula. About 14 questions in the 2026 papers. (Some topics were cut in 2024; see what changed.)

It came up in most 2024–26 shifts in our bank (about 46 shifts). Question types in 2020–2026: about 103 MCQs and about 27 numerical.

How many questions from Straight Lines in JEE Main, year by year

YearQuestionsPer shiftMCQNumerical
2026140.7122
2025191.0172
2024271.4216
2023150.6114
2022190.8163
2021230.9167
2020130.8103
2020–20261300.910327

Most asked Straight Lines topics, 2020–2026

TopicQuestions
Distance and Section Formula50
Forms of a Line27
Distance from a Point to a Line21
Angle Between Lines15
Locus14

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Straight Lines questions per year

YearAskedIn PDF
20261414
20251918
20242726
20231512
20221919
20212321
20201313

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Topic-wise weightage by year

How many Straight Lines questions each topic had in every JEE Main year (all shifts), counting every question asked, including ones not in the PDF. Darker cells mean more questions.

TopicAskedShare2026202520242023202220212020
Distance and Section Formula5038%39461495
Forms of a Line2721%2282274
Distance from a Point to a Line2116%3571113
Angle Between Lines1512%4162·2·
Locus1411%·124241
Family of Lines32%21·····
All topics130100%14192715192313

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Newest questions (2026)

The 12 newest of the 14 JEE Main 2026 Straight Lines questions in the free PDF, latest shift first.

  1. JEE Main 2026 · 8 Apr · Shift 2 · Family of Lines

    If a straight line drawn through the point of intersection of the lines 4x+3y−1=04x+3y-1=0 and 3x+4y−1=03x+4y-1=0, meets the co-ordinate axes at the points P and Q , then the locus of the mid point of PQ is :

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  2. JEE Main 2026 · 5 Apr · Shift 1 · Distance and Section Formula

    In an equilateral triangle PQRPQR, let the vertex PP be at (3,5)(3,5) and the side QRQR be along the line x+y=4x+y=4. If the orthocentre of the triangle PQR is (α,β)(\alpha,\beta), then 9(α+β)9(\alpha+\beta) is equal to:

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  3. JEE Main 2026 · 5 Apr · Shift 2 · Forms of a Line

    From the point (−1,−1)(-1,-1), two rays are sent making angles of 45∘{45}^{{\circ}} with the line x+y=0x+y=0. These rays get reflected from the mirror x+2y=1x+2y=1. If the equations of the reflected rays are ax+by=9{\mathrm{a}}x+{\mathrm{b}}y=9 and cx+dy=7,a,b,c,d∈Zcx+dy=7,a,b,c,d\in {\mathbf{Z}}, then the value of ad+bcad+bc is ____\_\_\_\_ .

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  4. JEE Main 2026 · 4 Apr · Shift 1 · Angle Between Lines

    Let the line L1:x+3=0{\mathrm{L}}_{1}:x+3=0 intersect the lines L2:x−y=0{\mathrm{L}}_{2}:x-y=0 and L3:3x+y=0{\mathrm{L}}_{3}:3x+y=0 at the points A and B , respectively. Let the bisector of the obtuse angle between the lines L2L_{2} and L3L_{3} intersect the line L1L_{1} at the point CC. Then BC2:AC2BC^{2}:AC^{2} is equal to:

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  5. JEE Main 2026 · 4 Apr · Shift 2 · Angle Between Lines

    Let A,B{\mathrm{A}},{\mathrm{B}} be points on the two half-lines x−3∣y∣=α,α>0x-\sqrt{3}|y|=\alpha,\alpha>0 at a distance of α\alpha from their point of intersection PP. The line segment ABAB meets the angle bisector of the given half-lines at the point QQ. If PQ=92PQ=\frac{9}{2} and RR is the radius of the circumcircle of △PAB\triangle {\mathrm{PAB}}, then α2R\frac{\alpha^{2}}{R} is equal to ____\_\_\_\_

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  6. JEE Main 2026 · 4 Apr · Shift 1 · Distance and Section Formula

    Let the vertex A of a triangle ABC be (1,2)(1,2), and the mid-point of the side AB be (5,−1)(5,-1). If the centroid of this triangle is (3,4)(3,4) and its circumcenter is (α,β)(\alpha,\beta), then 21(α+β)21(\alpha+\beta) is equal to :

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  7. JEE Main 2026 · 2 Apr · Shift 1 · Distance and Section Formula

    Let the mid points of the sides of a triangle ABC be (52,7)\left(\frac{5}{2},7\right), (52,3)\left(\frac{5}{2},3\right) and (4,5)(4,5). If its incentre is (h,k)(h,k), then 3h+k3h+k is equal to :

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  8. JEE Main 2026 · 28 Jan · Shift 1 · Distance from a Point to a Line

    Let ABC be an equilateral triangle with orthocenter at the origin and the side BC on the line x+22y=4x+2\sqrt{2}y=4. If the co-ordinates of the vertex A are (α,β)(\alpha,\beta), then the greatest integer less than or equal to ∣α+2β∣|\alpha+\sqrt{2}\beta| is

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  9. JEE Main 2026 · 24 Jan · Shift 1 · Angle Between Lines

    Let A(1,0),B(2,−1)A(1,0),B(2,-1) and C(73,43)C\left(\frac{7}{3},\frac{4}{3}\right) be three points. If the equation of the bisector of the angle ABC is αx+βy=5\alpha x+\beta y=5, then the value of α2+β2\alpha^{2}+\beta^{2} is

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  10. JEE Main 2026 · 24 Jan · Shift 2 · Angle Between Lines

    Let the angles made with the positive xx-axis by two straight lines drawn from the point P(2,3){\mathrm{P}}(2,3) and meeting the line x+y=6x+y=6 at a distance 23\sqrt{\frac{2}{3}} from the point P be θ1\theta_{1} and θ2\theta_{2}. Then the value of (θ1+θ2)(\theta_{1}+\theta_{2}) is:

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  11. JEE Main 2026 · 23 Jan · Shift 1 · Distance from a Point to a Line

    A rectangle is formed by the lines x=0,y=0,x=3x=0,y=0,x=3 and y=4y=4. Let the line L be perpendicular to 3x+y+6=03x+y+6=0 and divide the area of the rectangle into two equal parts. Then the distance of the point (12,−5)\left(\frac{1}{2},-5\right) from the line LL is equal to :

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  12. JEE Main 2026 · 23 Jan · Shift 2 · Forms of a Line

    Let A(1,2){\mathrm{A}}(1,2) and C(−3,−6){\mathrm{C}}(-3,-6) be two diagonally opposite vertices of a rhombus, whose sides AD and BC are parallel to the line 7x−y=147x-y=14. If B(α,β){\mathrm{B}}(\alpha,\beta) and D(γ,δ){\mathrm{D}}(\gamma,\delta) are the other two vertices, then ∣α+β+γ+δ∣|\alpha+\beta+\gamma+\delta| is equal to :

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JEE Main 2026 · 22 Jan · Shift 2 · Family of Lines

Among the statements

(S1)(S1) : If A(5,−1)A(5,-1) and B(−2,3)B(-2,3) are two vertices of a triangle, whose orthocentre is (0,0)(0,0), then its third vertex is (−4,−7)(-4,-7)

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(S2) : If positive numbers 2a,b,c2a,b,c are three consecutive terms of an A.P., then the lines ax+by+c=0ax+by+c=0 are concurrent at (2,−2)(2,-2),

  1. (A)

    both are incorrect

  2. (B)

    only (S2) is correct

  3. (C)

    both are correct

  4. (D)

    only (S1) is correct

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JEE Main 2026 · 21 Jan · Shift 1 · Distance from a Point to a Line

Let a point A lie between the parallel lines L1{\mathrm{L}}_{1} and L2{\mathrm{L}}_{2} such that its distances from L1{\mathrm{L}}_{1} and L2{\mathrm{L}}_{2} are 6 and 3 units, respectively. Then the area (in sq. units) of the equilateral triangle ABC , where the points B and C lie on the lines L1{\mathrm{L}}_{1} and L2{\mathrm{L}}_{2}, respectively, is :

  1. (A)

    21321\sqrt{3}

  2. (B)

    12212\sqrt{2}

  3. (C)

    15615\sqrt{6}

  4. (D)

    27

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JEE Main 2025 · 8 Apr · Shift 2 · Forms of a Line

A line passing through the point P(aa, 0) makes an acute angle α\alpha with the positive x-axis. Let this line be rotated about the point P through an angle α2\frac{\alpha}{2} in the clockwise direction. If in the new position, the slope of the line is 2−32-\sqrt{3} and its distance from the origin is 12\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}, then the value of 3a2tan⁡2α−233a^{2}\tan^{2}\alpha-2\sqrt{3} is :

  1. (A)

    8

  2. (B)

    4

  3. (C)

    5

  4. (D)

    6

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JEE Main 2025 · 28 Jan · Shift 2 · Locus

If A and B are the points of intersection of the circle x2+y2−8x=0x^{2}+y^{2}-8x=0 and the hyperbola x29−y24=1\frac{x^{2}}{9}-\frac{y^{2}}{4}=1 and a point P moves on the line 2x−3y+4=02x-3y+4=0, then the centroid of ΔPAB\Delta PAB lies on the line :

  1. (A)

    x+9y=36x+9y=36

  2. (B)

    9x−9y=329x-9y=32

  3. (C)

    4x−9y=124x-9y=12

  4. (D)

    6x−9y=206x-9y=20

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How many questions come from Straight Lines in JEE Main?

130 questions from 2020 to 2026, about 19 per year. In 2026 it had 14. The free PDF has 123 of them.

Which Straight Lines topics are most important for JEE Main?

By past papers: Distance and Section Formula (38%), Forms of a Line (21%) and Distance from a Point to a Line (16%) of all Straight Lines questions.

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