Question

Find the slope of (-3-5) and (4-8)

Answer 1

When you have two points you can find the slope as follow:

P1 (-3 , -5)

P2 (4 , -8)

`m=((y_2-y_1))/((x_2-x_1))`
`m=((-8-(-5)))/((4-(-3)))`
`m=((-8+5))/((4+3))=-(3)/(7)`Then the slope is:m= - 3/7