How do you find the slope of (3,4) (7, -8)?

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Answer 1 · 2018-06-14T04:08:15

$"slope" = - 3$

Using;

$"slope" = m = (y_2 - y_1)/(x_2 - x_1)$

Where;

$y_2 = -8$

$y_1 = 4$

$x_2 = 7$

$x_1 = 3$

Plugging in the values..

$m = (-8 - 4)/(7 - 3)$

$m = (-12)/4$

$m = - 12/4$

$m = -3$