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A straight line passes through the points (a, 0) and (0, b). The length of the line segment contained between the axes is 13 and the product of their intercepts on the axes is 60. Calculate the values of a and b and find the equation of the straight line.

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`a=12,b=5;x/(12)+y/(5)=1;a=-12,b=-5;x/(12)+y/(5)=-1`
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