Question

Find the slope of the line through the given points7. (-3, -3), (1, -5)

Answer 1

Use the slope formula to find the slope of the line that goes through the given points:

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

Substitute (-3,-3)=(x_1,y_1) and (1,-5)=(x_2,y_2):

`\begin{gathered} m=((-5)-(-3))/((1)-(-3)) \\ =(-5+3)/(1+3) \\ =(-2)/(4) \\ =-(1)/(2) \end{gathered}`

Therefore, the slope of the line through the given points, is:

`-(1)/(2)`