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The intercepts a,b of a straight line on the co ordinate axes are given by `a+b=5,ab=6 then the equation of the line is

A

`2x-3y=6`

B

`2x+3y-6=0`

C

`2x+3y+6=0`

D

`2x-3y+5=0`

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