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Write down the equation of the line whose gradient is `3/2` and which passes through P, where P divides the line segment joining `A(-2, 6) and B(3,-4) ` in the ratio 2 : 3. 

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`3x - 2y + 4 = 0`
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ICSE-EQUATION OF A LINE-EXERCISE 14(E)
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