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Q.

A light ray gets reflected from the line x=2. If the reflected ray touches the circle x2+y2=4 and the point of incidence is (2,4), then the equation of incident ray is

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a

3x+4y+22=0

b

2x+4y+20=0

c

4x+3y+20=0

d

x+y+6=0

answer is A.

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Any tangent of circle x2+y2=4 is y=mx±21+m2

If it passes through (2,4) then

(2m4)2=4(1+m2)

  4m2+1616m=4+4m2

  m=,   m=34

Hence slope of reflected ray is 3/4

Slope of incident ray is -34

Incident ray is y+4=34(x+2)

3x+4y+22=0

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