Question

What is the slope of the line that passes through the points (1, 3) and (5, –2)? a. −54 b.−45 c,45 d,54

Answer 1

option a.
`-(5)/(4)`

Explanation:

we know that

The formula to calculate the slope between two points is equal to

`m=(y2-y1)/(x2-x1)`

we have

the points (1, 3) and (5, –2)

substitute

`m=(-2-3)/(5-1)`

`m=(-5)/(4)`

`m=-(5)/(4)`