Find the equation of the line passing through the point of intersection of the lines 4x + 7y – 3 = 0 and 2x – 3y + 1 = 0 that has equal intercepts on the axes.


Let the equation of the line having equal intercepts on the axes be



=> x + y = 1 ---------------- (1)


On solving equations 4x + 7y – 3 = 0 and 2x – 3y +1 = 0, we get


Thus,


is the point of intersection of the two given lines.


Since, equation (1) passes through point



a =


Thus, Equation (1) becomes


, i.e., 13x + 13y = 6


Therefore, the required equation of the line 13x + 13y = 6.


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