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Question 5 of 8

Compute the slope of the line below. Enter your answer as a fraction or
decimal. Use a slash mark (/) as the fraction bar if necessary.
-10
10
(-1,-3).
-10-
(7,0)
10

Answer 1

slope =
`(3)/(8)`

Explanation:

calculate the slope m using the slope formula

m =
`\frac{y_{2-y_(1) } }{x_(2)-x_(1) }`

with (x₁, y₁ ) = (- 1, - 3) and (x₂, y₂ ) = (7, 0) ← 2 points on the line

m =
`(0-(-3))/(7-(-1))` =
`(0+3)/(7+1)` =
`(3)/(8)`