Question

What is the slope of the line that passes through (-2,5) and (3,-5)

Answer 1

slope = - 2

Explanation:

calculate the slope m using the slope formula

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

with (x₁, y₁ ) = (- 2, 5 ) and (x₂, y₂ ) = (3, - 5 )

m =
`(-5-5)/(3-(-2))` =
`(-10)/(3+2)` =
`(-10)/(5)` = - 2