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A line passing through the point and the axes enclose an area . The intercepts on the axes made by the line are given by the two roots of

Answer: (C)

Solution

Let the intercepts be ; the line passes through :

Missing argument for \frac\frac2a+Missing argument for \frac\frac2b=1 ⇒ a+b=.

The area enclosed with the axes is (), so and then . The intercepts are the roots of : - **Case **

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