Question

Determine the slope of the line that contains the given points.


`C(3,1), D(-2,1)`

Answer 1

slope = 0 meaning the line is horizontal

m = (y₂ - y₁ )/(x₂ - x₁ )

with (x₁, y₁ ) = (3, 1 ) and (x₂, y₂ ) = (-2, 1)

m =
`(1 - 1)/(- 2 - 3)` =
`(0)/(- 5)` = 0