JEE MainMathematicsStraight Lines and Pair of Straight LinesMCQ+4 / −1
A ray of light along gets reflected upon reaching -axis, the equation of the reflected ray is :
- A
- B
- C
- D
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Correct answer: B
- Given line of incident ray
The ray travels along
Rewrite in slope-intercept form:
So the slope of the incident ray is
- Reflection from the -axis
Reflection in the -axis changes every point to .
For a line making angle with the positive -axis, reflection in the -axis changes the angle to , hence the slope changes from to .
Therefore the reflected ray has slope
- Point where the ray hits the -axis
On the -axis, . Substitute into the given line:
So the point of reflection is
- Equation of reflected ray
Using point-slope form with slope through :
Multiply by :
- Match with options
This is exactly Option B.
Correct answer:
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