Question

Find the slope of the line passing through the points (7, -2) and (3, - 7).

Answer 1

m =
`(5)/(4)`

Explanation:

To find the slope, we have to use the slope formula:

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

Let
`(x_1,y_1) = (7, -2)` and
`(x_2,y_2) = (3, -7)`. Then

m =
`((-7)-(-2))/(3-7) = (-5)/(-4) = (5)/(4)`