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JEE Main 2020 — Straight Lines Question with Solution

JEE Main 2020 (06 Sep Shift 2)

Question

Let L denote the line in the xy-plane with x and y intercepts as 3 and 1 respectively. Then the image of the point-1, -4 in the line is :

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Correct answer
A115, 285

Step-by-step explanation

Equation of line is

x3+y1=1⇒x+3y-3=0

if image isx1,y1

Then,

x1+11=y1+43=-2-1-12-310

x1+1=y1+43=165

⇒x1=115,y1=285

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