Question

#1 Find the slope given the points (3,-20) and (5,8) *

Answer 1

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To find the slope with two points we will need to use the equation
`(y^2-y^1)/(x^2-x^1)`

`x^1`
`x^2`
`y^1`
`y^2`

( 3 , -20 ) ( 5 , 8 )

Here is what the equation should look like when replaced with the numbers (it will be a fraction) :

`(8 - (-20))/(5 - 3)`

We know that two negatives cancel out and make a positive, so the numerator would actually be 8 + 20.

Solve the fraction and we get
`(28)/(2)`

28 divided by 2 is 14. The slope is 14.