How do you find the slope of (-1, 3) and (5, 2)?

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Answer 1 · 2016-04-22T16:38:59

$=( - 1)/ ( 6)$

$(-1 , 3) = color(blue)(x_1 , y_1)$

$(5 , 2 ) = color(blue)(x_2 , y_2)$

The slope is calculated using formula:

Slope $=color(blue)((y_2 - y_1)/ (x_2 - x_1)$

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

$=( - 1)/ ( 5 + 1)$

$=( - 1)/ ( 6)$