Question

The area of the triangle formed by the line $\frac{x}{a}+\frac{y}{b}=1$ with the coordinate axes is

(a) ab
(b) 2ab
(c) $\frac{1}{2}ab$
(d) $\frac{1}{4}ab$

Answer 1

Given the area of the triangle formed by the line

If in the equation either A and B approaches infinity, The line become parallel to either x axis or y axis respectively,

Therefore

Area of triangle

Hence, the correct choice is .