Question

Find the slope of the line passing through the points and .

Answer 1

slope = -
`(7)/(5)`

Explanation:

Calculate the slope m using the slope formula

m =
`(y_(2)-y_(1) )/(x_(2)-x_(1) )`

with (x₁, y₁ ) = (3, 4 ) and (x₂, y₂ ) = (8, - 3 )

m =
`(-3-4)/(8-3)` =
`(-7)/(5)` = -
`(7)/(5)`