In the x-y plane, line K passes through (a,0) and (0,b). What is the slope of line K?
1) a/b=1
2) Line K passes through (1,2)
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In the x-y plane, line K passes through (a,0) and (0,b). Wha
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(1) Sufficient. This implies a = b, and neither a, nor b, can equal zero. No matter what value of a and be are selected the resulting slope will be -1. This can be proven by the formula for slope: (y2-y1)/(x2-x1). Here, x1=a, x2=0, y1=0, and y2=b. If a=b, and a and b cannot equal zero, then let's set a=b=K where K is a new constant that represents the value of both a & b. So we have m = (K-0)/(0-K) = K/-K = -1.Max@Math Revolution wrote:In the x-y plane, line K passes through (a,0) and (0,b). What is the slope of line K?
1) a/b=1
2) Line K passes through (1,2)
*An answer will be posted in 2 days.
(2) Not sufficient. We need at least two points to determine the slope. This could be on the line x=1 or the line y=2, or an infinite number of other lines.
Answer: A
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If we modify the original condition and the question, the slope of a line that passes through (a,0) and (0,b) is (0-b)/(a-0)=-b/a. Thus, the correct answer is A.
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