SSC CGL 6 Aug 2017 Shift 1 Paper

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Question : 67 of 100

Marks: +1, -0

ax + 5y = 8 has slope of

-4 /3

. What is the value of a?

$20/3$
$3/20$
$-20 /3$
$- 3 /20$

Solution:

ax + 5y = 8
⇒

5y = - ax + 8

⇒

y=-a/5x+8/5

....(i)
On comparing Eq. (i) from
y = mx + c.
∴ Slope (m )

=-a/5⇒-a/5=-4/3

∴

a=20/3

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