Question

Find the slope of line passing through the two points, (3, -4) and (1, 2).

-3
03
-1
1

Answer 1

m = -3

Explanation:

The formula for slope is
`m=(y2-y1)/(x2-x1)`

So use the x's and y's from the given points to solve for m

(3, -4) (1, 2)

`m=(2-(-4))/(1-3)`

`m= (6)/(-2)`

`m=-3`