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Equation of line in Straight lines
Question

A ray of light along x+3y=3 reflected on reaching  x-axis the equation of the reflected ray is y = mx + c then cm=

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Solution

To get the reflected ray equation, find the equation of the line passing through the point of intersection of incident ray,   x-axis and the image of any point on the incident ray with respect to the  x- axis 
The line x+3y=3 meets   x-axis at A3,0
A point on the line x+3y=3 is  B0,1
The image of  B with respect to  x-axis is  B'0,1
The equation of the reflected ray is the line passing through the point  A3,0 and B'0,1
y+1=0+130x0
Therefore, the equation of the reflected ray is  3y=x3
 

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