Question

Find the slope of the line containing the following points:(8,5) (3,7)

Answer 1

Answer: -2/5

Step-by-step explanation:

The points we have are

(8,5) and (3,7)

I will label this coordinates as follows:

`\begin{gathered} x_1=8 \\ y_1=5 \\ x_2=3 \\ y_2=7 \end{gathered}`

And next, we use the formula for the slope:

`m=(y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_1)`

where m represents the slope between the two points.

We substitute the known values:

`\begin{gathered} m=(7-5)/(3-8) \\ m=(2)/(-5)=-(2)/(5) \end{gathered}`

Answer:

`-(2)/(5)`