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JEE Main2026Jan 28, Shift 2Mathematics
Q.

Let be the image of the point in the line . Then the distance of from the line is

  1. A

    6

  2. B

    8

  3. C

    7

  4. D

    5

Solution

Find foot of perpendicular from to the first line. Parametrise: . Direction ratios of . Direction of line . Perpendicularity:

.

So . Image satisfies , giving .

Distance from to the second line through with direction :

. .

Projection on : . , so , and .

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