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A ray of light along $$x + \sqrt{3}y = \sqrt{3}$$ gets reflected upon reaching X-axis, the equation of the reflected ray is
The incident ray is given by the straight‐line equation $$x + \sqrt{3}\,y = \sqrt{3}.$$
First we write this equation in the more familiar $$y = mx + c$$ form. We simply isolate $$y$$:
We have
$$x + \sqrt{3}\,y = \sqrt{3}.$$
Subtract $$x$$ from both sides:
$$\sqrt{3}\,y = \sqrt{3} - x.$$
Now divide every term by $$\sqrt{3}$$:
$$y = \frac{\sqrt{3} - x}{\sqrt{3}} = -\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}\,x + 1.$$
So the slope of the incident ray is $$m_{\text{incident}} = -\dfrac{1}{\sqrt{3}}.$$ However, for reflection from the $$x$$-axis we do not need the slope directly; we simply need to apply the geometrical property of reflection in the $$x$$-axis.
A reflection in the $$x$$-axis changes every point $$(x,\,y)$$ to $$(x,\,-y)$$. In other words:
$$y \;\longrightarrow\; -y.$$ This single rule gives the equation of the image (reflected) line immediately.
Starting again with the incident equation
$$x + \sqrt{3}\,y = \sqrt{3},$$
we replace $$y$$ by $$-y$$ to obtain the reflected line:
$$x + \sqrt{3}(-y) = \sqrt{3}.$$
Simplify the product $$\sqrt{3}(-y):$$
$$x - \sqrt{3}\,y = \sqrt{3}.$$
To put this result in a slightly cleaner form, we again isolate $$y$$. First subtract $$x$$ from both sides:
$$-\sqrt{3}\,y = \sqrt{3} - x.$$
Now divide by $$-\sqrt{3}$$ (remembering that dividing by a negative flips the sign):
$$y = \frac{x - \sqrt{3}}{\sqrt{3}}.$$
Finally multiply every term by $$\sqrt{3}$$ to clear the denominator:
$$\sqrt{3}\,y = x - \sqrt{3}.$$
This is exactly one of the options provided. Comparing with the choices, we see it matches Option D.
Hence, the correct answer is Option D.
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