What is the equation of the straight line passing through the point (2, 3) and making an intercept on the positive y-axis equal to twice its intercept on the positive x-axis?

NDA 2018 Mathematics question

What is the equation of the straight line passing through the point and making an intercept on the positive y-axis equal to twice its intercept on the positive x-axis?

(A)
(B)Correct
(C)
(D)

Answer: (B)

Solution

Let the x-intercept be and the y-intercept : $ xa+ =

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