Question

Problem
What is the slope of XZ?

Answer 1

slope = -
`(1)/(3)`

Explanation:

Calculate the slope m using the slope formula

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

with (x₁, y₁ = X (1, 5 ) and (x₂, y₂ ) = Z (7, 3 )

`m_(XZ)` =
`(3-5)/(7-1)` =
`(-2)/(6)` = -
`(1)/(3)`