How do you find the slope given (2,5) and (3,0)?

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Answer 1 · 2018-04-05T02:06:12

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Gradient of a slope is given by

$(y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_1)$

SO using your two points

m= $(5-0)/(2-3)$ = $5/-1$ = $-5$

Hence, your gradient is $-5$

Answer 2 · 2018-04-05T02:11:46

The slope is $-5$ .

To find the slope of something, we use the formula $(y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_1)$ .

We have two given coordinates here, $(2, 5)$ and $(3, 0)$ . We can plug them into our formula and find the slope:
$(0-5)/(3-2)$

Now we simplify:
$(-5)/1$

So the slope is $-5$ .