Slope of a line which cuts intercepts of equal lengths on the axes is

- 1

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\sqrt{3}

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Solution

The correct option is A $- 1$
The equation of line $\frac{x}{a} + \frac{y}{a} = 1 \Rightarrow x + y - a = 0$
$∴ s l o p e = - \frac{c o e f f i c i e n t o f x}{c o e f f i c i e n t o f y} = - 1$

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