Question

What is the slope of the line passing through the points (3,7) and (1, -3)? Show all your work.

Answer 1

The slope of the line is 5.

Explanation:

Formula: m = (y-y1)/(x-x1)

where m is the slope

Substitute the points given.

m = (7-(-3))/(3-1)

m = (7+3)/2

m = 10/2

m = 5