Question

1. Find the slope of the line joining the two given points (a,0) and (0,b)
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Answer 1

Answer:

slope = (y2 - y1)/(x2 - x1)

here , x1 = a, y1 = 0 ,x2 = 0 ,y2 = b.

slope of the given line joining the points.

(a,0) and(0,b)

=(b-0)/(0-a) = -(b/a)