SOLUTION: If (2, 1) and (1, 0) lie on the graph of x�a + y�b=1, then the values of a and b are

SOLUTION: If (2, 1) and (1, 0) lie on the graph of x�a + y�b=1, then the values of a and b are

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Question 855693: If (2, 1) and (1, 0) lie on the graph of x�a + y�b=1, then the values of a and b are
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If (2, 1) and (1, 0) lie on the graph of x�a + y�b=1, then the values of a and b are
:
= 1
:
x=2, y=1
= 1
:
x=1, y=0
= 1
= 1
a = 1
replace a with 1 in the 1st equation
= 1
2 + = 1
= 1 - 2
= -1
b = -1
:
:
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