Question

What is the slope of the line that passes through (−2, −4) and (3, 7) ?

Answers -
9/7
11/5
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Answer 1

slope m =
`(11)/(5)`

Explanation:

calculate the slope m using the slope formula

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

let (x₁, y₁ ) = (- 2, - 4 ) and (x₂, y₂ ) = (3, 7 )

substitute these values into the formula for m

m =
`(7-(-4))/(3-(-2))` =
`(7+4)/(3+2)` =
`(11)/(5)`