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Straight Lines and Pair of Straight Lines question

2023 · 29 Jan · Shift 1 · Q30
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Straight Lines and Pair of Straight Lines question

2023 · 29 Jan · Shift 1 · Q30

JEE MainMathematicsStraight Lines and Pair of Straight LinesMCQ+4 / −1
A light ray emits from the origin making an angle 30 ∘^\circ∘ with the positive xxx-axis. After getting reflected by the line x+y=1x+y=1x+y=1, if this ray intersects xxx-axis at Q, then the abscissa of Q is :
  1. A
    2(3−1){2 \over {\left( {\sqrt 3 - 1} \right)}}(3​−1)2​
  2. B
    23−3{2 \over {3 - \sqrt 3 }}3−3​2​
  3. C
    32(3+1){{\sqrt 3 } \over {2\left( {\sqrt 3 + 1} \right)}}2(3​+1)3​​
  4. D
    23+3{2 \over {3 + \sqrt 3 }}3+3​2​
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Correct answer: D

  1. Equation of the incident ray

The ray starts from the origin and makes an angle 30∘30^\circ30∘ with the positive xxx-axis.

So its slope is m=tan⁡30∘=13.m=\tan 30^\circ=\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}.m=tan30∘=3​1​.

Hence the equation of the incident ray is y=x3.y=\frac{x}{\sqrt{3}}.y=3​x​.

  1. Point of incidence with the line x+y=1x+y=1x+y=1

We intersect y=x3y=\frac{x}{\sqrt{3}}y=3​x​ with x+y=1.x+y=1.x+y=1.

Substitute y=x3y=\dfrac{x}{\sqrt{3}}y=3​x​ into x+y=1x+y=1x+y=1: x+x3=1.x+\frac{x}{\sqrt{3}}=1.x+3​x​=1.

So, x(1+13)=1x\left(1+\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}\right)=1x(1+3​1​)=1 x=11+1/3=33+1.x=\frac{1}{1+1/\sqrt{3}}=\frac{\sqrt{3}}{\sqrt{3}+1}.x=1+1/3​1​=3​+13​​.

Then y=x3=13+1.y=\frac{x}{\sqrt{3}}=\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}+1}.y=3​x​=3​+11​.

Thus the point of incidence is P(33+1,13+1).P\left(\frac{\sqrt{3}}{\sqrt{3}+1},\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}+1}\right).P(3​+13​​,3​+11​).

  1. Slope of the reflected ray

The mirror is the line x+y=1  ⟹  y=−x+1,x+y=1 \implies y=-x+1,x+y=1⟹y=−x+1, which has slope −1-1−1.

Hence it makes an angle 135∘135^\circ135∘ with the positive xxx-axis.

The incident ray makes angle 30∘30^\circ30∘. On reflection about a line with angle α\alphaα, the reflected direction angle θr\theta_rθr​ is θr=2α−θi.\theta_r=2\alpha-\theta_i.θr​=2α−θi​.

Here, α=135∘,θi=30∘.\alpha=135^\circ, \qquad \theta_i=30^\circ.α=135∘,θi​=30∘.

Therefore, θr=2(135∘)−30∘=240∘.\theta_r=2(135^\circ)-30^\circ=240^\circ.θr​=2(135∘)−30∘=240∘.

So the reflected ray has slope mr=tan⁡240∘=tan⁡60∘=3.m_r=\tan 240^\circ=\tan 60^\circ=\sqrt{3}.mr​=tan240∘=tan60∘=3​.

Since the ray travels from PPP downward toward the xxx-axis, this is consistent.

Thus the reflected ray through PPP is y−13+1=3(x−33+1).y-\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}+1}=\sqrt{3}\left(x-\frac{\sqrt{3}}{\sqrt{3}+1}\right).y−3​+11​=3​(x−3​+13​​).

  1. Find intersection with the xxx-axis

On the xxx-axis, y=0y=0y=0. So: 0−13+1=3(x−33+1).0-\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}+1}=\sqrt{3}\left(x-\frac{\sqrt{3}}{\sqrt{3}+1}\right).0−3​+11​=3​(x−3​+13​​).

Thus, −13+1=3x−33+1.-\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}+1}=\sqrt{3}x-\frac{3}{\sqrt{3}+1}.−3​+11​=3​x−3​+13​.

So, 3x=23+1.\sqrt{3}x=\frac{2}{\sqrt{3}+1}.3​x=3​+12​.

Hence, x=23(3+1)=23+3.x=\frac{2}{\sqrt{3}(\sqrt{3}+1)}=\frac{2}{3+\sqrt{3}}.x=3​(3​+1)2​=3+3​2​.

Therefore the abscissa of QQQ is 23+3.\boxed{\frac{2}{3+\sqrt{3}}}.3+3​2​​.

  1. Option check

This matches Option D.

  1. Comparison with stored correct answer

Stored correct answer: D

Derived answer: D

So they agree.

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