Question

Find the slope (1, 3) & (3, 2)f(x)=mx + b

Answer 1

Let's begin by listing out the information given to us:

`\begin{gathered} (x_1,y_1)=(1,3) \\ (x_2,y_2)=(3,2) \end{gathered}`

The slope is calculated using the formula:

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

We will proceed by substituting the values into the equation, we have:

`\begin{gathered} m=(y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_1)=(2-3)/(3-1)=-(1)/(2) \\ \therefore m=-(1)/(2) \end{gathered}`