How do you find the slope of a line passing through the points (-3,2) and (5,-8)?

1 Answer
Feb 26, 2016

m=-10/8 or -1.25

Explanation:

To find the slop use of a line (m) from two points (x_1, y_1) and (x_2, y_2), use the slope formula

m = (y_1-y_2)/(x_1-x_2)

Substituting in the values from the question

m =(2- -8)/(-3-5)

m=-10/8 or -1.25