A tangent to the ellipse 16x^2 + 9y^2 =...

A tangent to the ellipse `16x^2 + 9y^2 = 144` making equal
intercepts on both the axes is

A

(a) y=x+3

B

(b) y=x-2

C

(c) x+y=5

D

(d) y=-x+4

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D

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