Question

9. GRIDDED RESPONSE Find the slope of the line that
contains the points (4, 3) and (-2, -5).

Answer 1

slope =
`(4)/(3)`

Explanation:

Calculate the slope m using the slope formula

m = (y₂ - y₁ ) / (x₂ - x₁ )

with (x₁, y₁ ) = (4, 3) and (x₂, y₂ ) = (- 2, - 5)

m =
`(-5-3)/(-2-4)` =
`(-8)/(-6)` =
`(4)/(3)`