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Find the equation of the straight line which passes through the point (-3, 8) and cuts off positive intercepts on the coordinate axes whose sum is 7.

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To find the equation of the straight line that passes through the point (-3, 8) and cuts off positive intercepts on the coordinate axes whose sum is 7, we can follow these steps: ### Step 1: Understand the intercept form of the equation The equation of a straight line in intercept form is given by: \[ \frac{x}{A} + \frac{y}{B} = 1 \] where \( A \) is the x-intercept and \( B \) is the y-intercept. ...
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