Question

A student found the slope of a line that passes through the points (-3, -10) and (5, -7) to be . What mistake did he make?

A.He used the reciprocal of the slope.
B.He used the negative reciprocal of the slope.
C.He added a negative sign.
D.He did not make a mistake. That is the correct slope.

Answer 1

3/8 would be the correct slope, so D. He did not make a mistake. That is the correct slope.