Question

What is the slope of the line that passes through the following points? (8 , 5) and (2 , 3)

Answer 1

slope m =
`(1)/(3)`

Explanation:

calculate the slope m using the slope formula

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

let (x₁, y₁ ) = (8, 5 ) and (x₂, y₂ ) = (2, 3 )

substitute these values into the formula for m

m =
`(3-5)/(2-8)` =
`(-2)/(-6)` =
`(1)/(3)`