Find the equation of a straight line passing through ( - 5 , 6 ) and cutting off equal intercepts on the co-ordinate axes.

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Aicharya · Accepted Answer

Any line which cuts equal intercept is of the form $x + y = k$

Since this line passes through $(- 5, 6)$ , it will satisfy the equation of the line,

$\Rightarrow - 5 + 6 = k$

$\Rightarrow k = 1$

Hence, the equation of line is $x + y = 1$ .

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