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The area of the triangle formed by the coordinates axes and a line is `6` square unit length of d a line is 6 square units a tie'hypotenuse is `5` units. Find the equation of the line.

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Let X'OX and YOY' be the coordinate axes, and let AB be the part of the given line intercepted by the axes.
Let OA=a and OB=b.
Then, Area of triangle AOB=`1/2×base×height=12ab=6` (Given)
⇒`ab=12 .....(i)`
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