How do you find the slope given (0,5) and (-3, -4)?

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Answer 1 · 2016-08-31T07:23:05

Slope $=3$ .

The slope $m$ of a line thro. pts. $(x_1,y_1) and (x_2,y_2)$ is,

defined by, $m=(y_1-y_2)/(x_1-x_2), x_1!=x_2$ .

In our case, the reqd. slope is $3$ .

Answer 2 · 2016-08-31T08:25:26

Use the formula; the answer is 3.

$(-4-5)/(-3-0)=-9/-3=3$

For slope, you should do this:

$(Y2-Y1)/(X2-X1)=Slope$
Where (-3, -4) is (X2, Y2)
and (0, 5) is (X1, Y1)