The graph of a certain line in the xy-plane has intercepts at and . If and , which of the following quadrants does line notcross into?

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The graph of a certain line <img alt='images' src='https://www.fatskills.com/images2/SAT/eq04361.png'/><!--<m:math display='inline' overflow='scroll' xmlns:m='http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML'><m:mi mathvariant='script'>l</m:mi></m:math>--> in the xy-plane has intercepts at <img alt='images' src='https://www.fatskills.com/images2/SAT/eq04362.png'/><!--<m:math display='inline' overflow='scroll' xmlns:m='http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML'><m:mrow><m:mfenced open='(' close=')'><m:mrow><m:mrow><m:mi>a</m:mi><m:mo>,</m:mo><m:mtext> </m:mtext><m:mn>0</m:mn></m:mrow></m:mrow></m:mfenced></m:mrow></m:math>--> and <img alt='images' src='https://www.fatskills.com/images2/SAT/eq04363.png'/><!--<m:math display='inline' overflow='scroll' xmlns:m='http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML'><m:mrow><m:mfenced open='(' close=')'><m:mrow><m:mrow><m:mn>0</m:mn><m:mo>,</m:mo><m:mtext> </m:mtext><m:mi>b</m:mi></m:mrow></m:mrow></m:mfenced></m:mrow></m:math>-->. If <img alt='images' src='https://www.fatskills.com/images2/SAT/eq04364.png'/><!--<m:math display='inline' overflow='scroll' xmlns:m='http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML'><m:mrow><m:mi>a</m:mi><m:mo><</m:mo><m:mn>0</m:mn></m:mrow></m:math>--> and <img alt='images' src='https://www.fatskills.com/images2/SAT/eq04365.png'/><!--<m:math display='inline' overflow='scroll' xmlns:m='http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML'><m:mrow><m:mi>b</m:mi><m:mo><</m:mo><m:mn>0</m:mn></m:mrow></m:math>-->, which of the following quadrants does line <img alt='images' src='https://www.fatskills.com/images2/SAT/eq04366.png'/><!--<m:math display='inline' overflow='scroll' xmlns:m='http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML'><m:mi mathvariant='script'>l</m:mi></m:math>--> notcross into?