Question

Please help with this.

Answer 1

The slope of the line connecting two points

`A=(x_1,y_1),\quad B=(x_2,y_2)`

is defined as

`m = (\Delta y)/(\Delta x) = (y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_1) = (14-(-9))/(8-5) = (23)/(3)`