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Q.Find the equation of the line, which makes intercepts −3-3 and 22 on the xx-axis and yy-axis respectively.

Assam AhsecAHSEC Higher Secondary (HS) 1st Year Examination 2022Subjective· 1mImportance★★★★★
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Use the intercept form of a line, xa+yb=1\dfrac{x}{a}+\dfrac{y}{b}=1, with aa = xx-intercept and bb = yy-intercept.

Given xx-intercept a=−3a=-3 and yy-intercept b=2b=2. The intercept form gives:

x−3+y2=1\frac{x}{-3}+\frac{y}{2}=1

Multiply throughout by the LCM of the denominators, −6-6:

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