Question

Find the slope of the line passing through the points (-5, 4) and (3, - 3).

Answer 1

slope = -
`(7)/(8)`

Explanation:

calculate the slope m using the slope formula

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

with (x₁, y₁ ) = (- 5, 4 ) and (x₂, y₂ ) = (3, - 3 )

m =
`(-3-4)/(3-(-5))` =
`(-7)/(3+5)` = -
`(7)/(8)`