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Standard XII
Mathematics
Intercept Form of a Line
The sum of th...
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The sum of the intercepts made by a line on the co-ordinate axes is 2. If it passes through (4,-3),find its equation.
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Solution
The
equation
of
line
in
intercept
form
is
,
x
a
+
y
b
=
1
Where
a
=
x
-
intercept
;
b
=
y
-
intercept
.
Now
,
a
+
b
=
2
⇒
b
=
2
-
a
Now
,
the
above
equation
becomes
,
x
a
+
y
2
-
a
=
1
.
.
.
.
1
Since
the
required
line
passes
through
4
,
-
3
so
it
must
satisfy
it
.
Put
x
=
4
;
y
=
-
3
in
1
,
we
get
4
a
+
-
3
2
-
a
=
1
⇒
4
a
-
3
2
-
a
=
1
⇒
8
-
4
a
-
3
a
a
2
-
a
=
1
⇒
2
a
-
a
2
=
8
-
7
a
⇒
a
2
-
9
a
+
8
=
0
⇒
a
2
-
8
a
-
a
+
8
=
0
⇒
a
a
-
8
-
1
a
-
8
=
0
⇒
a
-
1
a
-
8
=
0
⇒
a
=
1
or
a
=
8
When
a
=
1
,
then
b
=
1
So
,
required
equation
is
,
x
1
+
y
1
=
1
⇒
x
+
y
=
1
When
a
=
8
,
then
b
=
-
6
So
,
required
equation
is
,
x
8
+
y
-
6
=
1
⇒
3
x
-
4
y
24
=
1
⇒
3
x
-
4
y
=
24
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