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A line passing through the point encloses an area of sq. units with coordinate axes. The distance (in units) of the origin from the line is equal to
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Let, the equation of the line is
Case I: If both intercepts are positive
Then,
No is possible (Discriminant is negative)
Case II: If intercept are of opposite sign, then
the distance of origin from the line is units
Case I: If both intercepts are positive
Then,
No is possible (Discriminant is negative)
Case II: If intercept are of opposite sign, then
the distance of origin from the line is units
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