If p is the length of perpendicular from the origin to the line whose intercepts on the axes are a and b, then show that: 1/p^2 =1/a^2 + 1/b^2

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asked Feb 8, 2018 in Mathematics by Rohit Singh (61,782 points) 36 143 459

If p is the length of perpendicular from the origin to the line whose intercepts on the
axes are a and b, then show that: 1/p2 =1/a2 + 1/b2

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answered Feb 8, 2018 by sameer (82,980 points) 5 14 67

It is known that the equation of a line whose intercepts on the axes are a and b is

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