Question

Find the slope of the line passing through the points (-5,4) and (3,-3)

Answer 1

P1 = (-5, 4)

P2 = (3, -3)

Formula

`\text{slope = }\frac{(y2\text{ - y1)}}{(x2\text{ - x1)}}`

Substitution

`\begin{gathered} \text{ slope = }\frac{(-3-4)}{(3\text{ + 5)}} \\ \text{ slope = }(-7)/(8) \end{gathered}`

Result

`\text{ slope = }(-7)/(8)`