A light ray emits from the origin making an angle 30 ° with the positive $x$-axis. After getting…

A light ray emits from the origin making an angle 30° with the positive $x$-axis. After getting reflected by the line x+y=1, if this ray intersects x-axis at Q, then the abscissa of Q is
  1. 2(3-1)
  2. 23+3
  3. 23-3
  4. 32(3+1)

Solution

On plotting the diagram of given data we get,

Let Q(h,0)

OP reflected by x+y=1

So, the image of Q lies on y=x3

 x-h1=y1=-2(h-1)2

x=1, y=1-h

Since it lies on y=x3

 1-h=13

h=1-13=3-13

On rationalising the numerator we get,

h=3-13×3+13+1

h=23+3

Asked in: JEE Main 2023 (29 Jan Shift 1)

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