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Q.Find the equation of the line passing through the point (2,2)(2, 2) and cutting off intercepts on the axes whose sum is 99

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Intercept form with a+b=9a+b=9 and (2,2)(2,2) on it gives a=6,b=3a=6,b=3 or a=3,b=6a=3,b=6: x+2y=6x+2y=6 or 2x+y=62x+y=6.

Let the intercepts be aa and bb, so the line is xa+yb=1\dfrac{x}{a} + \dfrac{y}{b} = 1 with a+b=9a + b = 9, hence b=9−ab = 9 - a.

The line passes through (2,2)(2, 2):

2a+29−a=1\dfrac{2}{a} + \dfrac{2}{9-a} = 1.

Multiply by a(9−a)a(9-a): 2(9−a)+2a=a(9−a)2(9-a) + 2a = a(9-a)

18−2a+2a=9a−a2⇒18=9a−a218 - 2a + 2a = 9a - a^2 \Rightarrow 18 = 9a - a^2

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