Question

Find the slope of the line that contains the following points. R(-3, 5), S(3, -2) 7/6 7/6 undefined

Answer 1

-\frac{7}{6}

Explanation:

We can use the slope formula for the segment that joins any two points
`(x_1, y_1)` and
`(x_2, y_2)`:

`slope=(y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_1)`

which in our case gives:

`slope=(y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_1) = (-2-5)/(3-(-3))=(-7)/(6) =-(7)/(6)`