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Family of Lines in 2D

3 or more Lines are said to form a family if either

  1. The lines are concurrent i.e. they pass through a common point of intersection
  2. The lines are parallel to each other
Adding equation of 2 Lines always gives an equation of a Line that belongs to the same family as of original 2 Lines.

Subtracting equation of 1 Line from other also gives an equation of a Line that belongs to the same family as of original 2 Lines. (except in case of 2 parallel lines whose corresponding \(x\) and \(y\) coefficients are same).

Given any 2 Lines in 2D as the following

\(A_1x + B_1y + C_1=0\)
AND
\(A_2x + B_2y + C_2=0\)

The equation of any line that is either parallel to these 2 lines or is concurrent to these 2 lines is given as

\(A_1x + B_1y + C_1 + k(A_2x + B_2y + C_2) = 0\)

The value of the variable \(k\) can be found out when some additional input is given. Following are some additional inputs that are generally given
  1. The point through which the resulting line passes
  2. The line/axis to which the resulting line is parallel or perpendicular

Related Topics and Calculators
Introduction to Lines,    Derivation/Representation of Equation of Lines,    Finding Points on Line/Intercepts of Line,    Types of Lines in 2D,    Types of Lines in 3D,    Condition for Collinearity of 3 Points,    Angular Slope of a Line in 2D,    Angular Normal of a Line in 2D,    Angle Between 2 Lines,    Relation Between 2 Lines,    Condition for Concurrency of Lines,   
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