How do you determine the missing coordinate A (0, d), B(d, 0) if slope is 0?

1 Answer
Mar 14, 2018

No solution is possible.

Explanation:

Two point coordinates: #color(blue)(""(x_1,y_1))# and #color(red)(""(x_2,y_2))#
have a slope of #color(magenta)0# if and only if #color(blue)(y_1)=color(red)(y_2)#

Given the points #color(blue)(A: (0,d))# and #color(red)(B: (d,0))#
this means that #color(blue)d=color(red)0#
and since (presumably) #color(red)d=color(blue)d#
the given points are actually #color(blue)(A: (0,0))# and #color(red)(B: (0,0))#

The given points are actually the same point.

In calculating the slope we would have
#color(white)("XXX")"slope"=(color(red)(y_2)-color(blue)(y_1))/(color(red)(x_2)-color(blue)(x_1))=0/0# an undefined value;
and therefore it can not be equal to the stated value of #color(magenta)0#