Answer
$\frac{-b}{a}$
Work Step by Step
Given
Points(a,0) and (0,b)
if x1=a,y1=0,x2=0,y2=b
Slope of the line segment is$\frac{y2-y1}{x2-x1}$
$\frac{b-0}{0-a}$ = $\frac{-b}{a}$
Elementary Geometry for College Students (7th Edition)
by Alexander, Daniel C.; Koeberlein, Geralyn M.
Published by
Cengage
ISBN 10:
978-1-337-61408-5
ISBN 13:
978-1-33761-408-5
Chapter 10 - Section 10.3 - Preparing to Do Analytic Proofs - Exercises - Page 466: 3b
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