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Published on: August 13, 2026
If the straight line through the point 
makes an angle 
with the 
and meets the line 
at 
, then the length 
is 
.Find 
.
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The equation of any line passing through the given point 
$ and making an angle 
with
is 
(Say) 
Where 
represents the distance of any point 
on this line from the given point 
).
The coordinates 
of any point 
on line 
are 
i.e., 
If the point lies on the line 
, then
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