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JEE MAIN 2021
26-08-2021 S2
Question
A 10 inches long pencil $A B$ with mid point $C$ and a small eraser $P$ are placed on the horizontal top of a table such that $\mathrm{PC}=\sqrt{5}$ inches and $\angle \mathrm{PCB}=\tan ^{-1}(2)$. The acute angle through which the pencil must be rotated about C so that the perpendicular distance between eraser and pencil becomes exactly 1 inch is :
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Select the correct option:
A
$\tan ^{-1}\left(\frac{3}{4}\right)$
B
$\tan ^{-1}(1)$
C
$\tan ^{-1}\left(\frac{4}{3}\right)$
D
$\tan ^{-1}\left(\frac{1}{2}\right)$
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JEE Main
Mathematics
Easy
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