Find the slope of the line passing through the points (-5, 4) and (3, - 3).

Dwww asked Jun 13, 2023

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Dwww asked Jun 13, 2023

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Answer:

slope = -
(7)/(8)

Explanation:

calculate the slope m using the slope formula

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

with (x₁, y₁ ) = (- 5, 4 ) and (x₂, y₂ ) = (3, - 3 )

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

Dams answered Jun 19, 2023

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