Question

Find the slope of the line passing through the points (-3, 3) and (5, 9).

Answer 1

slope =
`(3)/(4)`

Explanation:

calculate the slope m using the slope formula

m =
`(y_(2)-y_(1) )/(x_(2)-x_(1) )`

with (x₁, y₁ ) = (- 3, 3 ) and (x₂, y₂ ) = (5, 9 )

m =
`(9-3)/(5-(-3))` =
`(6)/(5+3)` =
`(6)/(8)` =
`(3)/(4)`