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A ray of light travelling along the line x + 3y = 5 is incident on the x-axis and after refraction it enters the other side of the x-axis by turning π6away from the x-axis. The equation of the line along which the refracted ray travels is

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a

3x+y-53=0

b

3x-y-53=0

c

x-3y-53=0

d

x+3y-53=0

answer is C.

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The refracted ray passes through the point (5, 0) and makes an angle 120º with positive direction of x-axis

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 The equation of the refracted ray is (y – 0) = tan 120º (x – 5)

y=-3(x-5)  or  3x+y-53=0

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A ray of light travelling along the line x + 3y = 5 is incident on the x-axis and after refraction it enters the other side of the x-axis by turning π6away from the x-axis. The equation of the line along which the refracted ray travels is