Question

Find the slope of the line with points: (-5,3) and (3, -5).

Answer 1

slope = - 1

Explanation:

calculate the slope m using the slope formula

m =
`(y_(2)-y_(1) )/(x_(2)-x_(1) )`

with (x₁, y₁ ) = (- 5, 3 ) and (x₂, y₂ ) = (3, - 5 )

m =
`(-5-3)/(3-(-5))` =
`(-8)/(3+5)` =
`(-8)/(8)` = - 1