What is the slope of the line that passes through the points (3, 8) and (-2, 13)? Write your answer in simplest form.

Deadtime asked Jan 20, 2023

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Deadtime asked Jan 20, 2023

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Answer:

slope = - 1

Explanation:

calculate the slope m using the slope formula

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

with (x₁, y₁ ) = (3, 8 ) and (x₂, y₂ ) = (- 2, 13 )

m =
(13-8)/(-2-3) =
(5)/(-5) = - 1

Jhbruhn answered Jan 26, 2023

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