Question

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

• A. $-1$
• B. $0$
• C. $2$
• D. $\sqrt{3}$

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

$-1$

The equation of line $\frac{x}{a}+\frac{y}{a}=1\Rightarrow x+y-a=0$
$\therefore slope=-\frac{coefficientofx}{coefficientofy}=-1$