Question

How do you find the slope for (5,-2) & (-3,2)?

Answer 1

The slope between the points `(5,-2)` and `(-3,2)` is `(-1/2)`

Explanation:

Given two points `(x_1,y_1)` and `(x_2,y_2)`, the slope is defined as
`color(white)("XXX")m=(Delta y)/(Delta x) = (y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_1)`

For the given points this becomes
`color(white)("XXX")m= (2-(-2))/(-3-5) = 4/(-8) = -1/2`