Question

What is the slope of the line passing through (-3, 5) and (5,-3)?

slope = -1
slope = 0
slope = 1
no slope

Answer 1

slope = - 1

Explanation:

Calculate the slope using the slope formula

m = ( y₂ - y₁ ) / (x₂ - x₁ )

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

m =
`(-3-5)/(5+3)` =
`(-8)/(8)` = - 1