Question

What is the slope of the line that passes through the points (3, 8) and (-2, 13)? Write your answer in simplest form.​

Answer 1

slope = - 1

Explanation:

calculate the slope m using the slope formula

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

with (x₁, y₁ ) = (3, 8 ) and (x₂, y₂ ) = (- 2, 13 )

m =
`(13-8)/(-2-3)` =
`(5)/(-5)` = - 1