What is the slope of the line that passes through the points (-3, 5) and (1, 7)?

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asked May 4, 2019 6.8k views

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Chris Doggett · Answer 1 · 2019-05-09T08:21:23+0000

Answer: The slope of the line is

Explanation:

The slope of a line can be calculated with the following formula:

m=(y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_1)

Then, given the points
(-3, 5) and
(1, 7) , you can identify that:

$y_2=5\\y_1=7\\\\x_2=-3\\x_1=1$

Knowing these values you can substitute them into the formula for calculate the slope:

m=(5-7)/(-3-1)

Finally, evaluating, you get that the slope of that line is:

$m=(-2)/(-4)\\\\m=(1)/(2)$