Let the triangle PQR be the image of the triangle with vertices (1,3),(3,1) and (2,4) in the line x+2y=2. If the centroid of △PQR is the point (α,β), then 15(α−β) is equal to:
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Official solution
The centroid of the original triangle is G=(31+3+2,33+1+4)=(2,38).
The image of PQR's centroid is the image of G under reflection in x+2y−2=0:
\[\frac{\alpha-2}{1}=\frac{\beta-\frac83}{2} = \frac{-2\left(2+\frac{16}{3}-2\right)}{5} = \frac{-2\cdot\frac{16}3}5 = -\frac{32}{15}\]
\[\alpha = 2-\frac{32}{15}=-\frac2{15}, \qquad \beta = \frac83-\frac{64}{15} = -\frac{8}{15}\]
Wait, recomputing directly from the given values: α=−152, β=−1524 *(as derived in the source computation)*.
\[15(\alpha-\beta) = -2-(-24) = 22\]