In what ration is the line segment joining the point p (2-6) and Q (5,3) divifed by x- ocis

In what ration is the line segment joining the point p (2-6) and Q (5,

1.	In what ration is the line segment joining the point p (2-6) and Q (5,3) divifed by x- ocis
Answer» Let point be (x,0) because x-axis is givenTheny=m1y2+m2y1/m1+m20=m1×3+m2×(-6)/m1+m20=3m1-6m2/m1+m20=3m1-6m23m1=6m2m1/m2=6/3m1/m2=2/1Therefore,ratio is 2:1