Answer
$\frac{-b}{a}$
Work Step by Step
(a,0) and (0,b)
x1=a, y1=0,x2=0,y2=b
Using slope formula
m = $\frac{y2-y1}{x2-x1}$
m= $\frac{b-0}{0-a}$ = $\frac{-b}{a}$
Elementary Geometry for College Students (6th Edition)
by Alexander, Daniel C.; Koeberlein, Geralyn M.
Published by
Brooks Cole
ISBN 10:
9781285195698
ISBN 13:
978-1-28519-569-8
Chapter 10 - Section 10.2 - Graphs of Linear Equations and Slope - Exercises - Page 450: 11f
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