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MathsMediumNumerical2021 ยท 01 Sep Shift 2

Q85.A man starts walking from the point ๐‘ƒ( - 3, 4 ) , touches the ๐‘ฅ-axis at ๐‘…, and then turns to reach at the point ๐‘„( 0, 2 ) , The man is walking at a constant speed. If the man reaches the point ๐‘„ in the minimum time, then 50 ( ๐‘ƒ๐‘…) 2 + ( ๐‘…๐‘„) 2 is equal to ______ .

What This Question Tests

This question uses the reflection principle in coordinate geometry to find the path of minimum distance between two points via a line (x-axis), and then calculates a specified expression involving the lengths of segments.

Concepts Tested

Shortest path (reflection principle)Distance formulaMinimization

Formulas Used

Reflection of (x,y) across x-axis is (x,-y)

Distance formula = sqrt((x2-x1)^2 + (y2-y1)^2)

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