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Suppose that two chords, drawn from the point (1, 2) on the circle \(x^2 + y^2 + x - 3y = 0\) are bisected by the y-axis. If the other ends of these chords are R and S, and the midpoint of the line segment RS is \((\alpha, \beta)\), then \(6(\alpha + \beta)\) is equal to:
Suppose that two chords, drawn from the point (1, 2) on the circle \(x^2 + y^2 + x - 3y = 0\) are bisected by the y-axis. If the other ends of these chords are R and S, and the midpoint of the line segment RS is \((\alpha, \beta)\), then \(6(\alpha + \beta)\) is equal to:
Updated On: Apr 10, 2026
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