What is the slope of the line passing through the following points: $(3, 5) , (-3, 8)$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-01-10T14:52:25

$m = -1/2$

To find the slope use the gradient formula :

This states that the slope (m) = $(y_2 - y_1)/(x_2 - x_1 )$

in this question let $x_1 , y_1 ) = (3 . 5 ) (x_2 , y_2 ) = (- 3 , 8 )$

$rArr m =( 8 - 5) /(- 3 - 3 ) = 3/-6 = -1/2$

What is the slope of the line passing through the following points: (3, 5) , (-3, 8) (3, 5) , (-3, 8) ?