Question

Find the slope of the line between the points (3,-8)(2,-3)

Answer 1

Slope = -5

Explanations:

The formula for calculating the slope of a line is expressed as:

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

where (x1, y1) and (x2, y2) are the coordinates of the line.

Given the coordinates (3,-8) and (2,-3), the slope of the line is expressed as:

`\begin{gathered} m=(y_(2)-y_(1))/(x_(2)-x_(1)) \\ m=(-3-\left(-8\right))/(2-3) \\ m=(-3+8)/(-1) \\ m=(5)/(-1) \\ m=-5 \end{gathered}`

Hence the slope of the line between the points (3,-8) and (2,-3) is -5