Question

What will be ratio in which the line segment
joining the points X(a, b) and Y(a, b) are
divided by y-axis?​

Answer 1

Answer:

Let A(x

1

,y

1

)=(−2,5),B(x

2

,y

2

)=(3,−4) be the points of a line segment.

∴X− axis divides AB in the ratio=−y

1

:y

2

=−5:−4=5:4

and Y− axis divides AB in the ratio=−x

1

:x

2

=−(−2):3=2:3

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