Question

Use slope formula to find the slope of the line between the points (5,3) and (7,0)

Answer 1

The formula for calculating the slope of a line is

`\begin{gathered} m=(y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_1) \\ \\ Where(x_1,y_1)=(5,3)and_{} \\ (x_2,y_2)\text{ = (7, 0)} \end{gathered}`
`\begin{gathered} \text{Substituting the values of }(x_1,y_1)\text{ and }(x_2,y_2),\text{ we have } \\ m=(0-3)/(7-5) \\ m=(-3)/(2) \end{gathered}`

Hence, the slope of the line is -3/2 or -1.5