Question
A straight line passes through the point $(\alpha, \ \beta)$ and this point bisects the portion of the line intercepted between the axes. Show that the equation of the straight line is $\frac{\text{x}}{2\alpha}+\frac{\text{y}}{2\beta}=1.$

Answer

The line intercepted by the axes are (a, 0) and (0, b), if this line segment is bisected at point $(\alpha, \ \beta)$ then $\frac{\text{a}+0}{2}=\alpha,\frac{0+\text{y}}{2}=\beta$ (using mid point formula) $\text{a}=2\alpha,\text{b}=2\beta$ The equation of straight line in the intercept form is $\frac{\text{x}}{\text{a}}+\frac{\text{y}}{\text{b}}=1$$\frac{\text{x}}{2\alpha}+\frac{\text{y}}{2\beta}=1$

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