What is the slope of the line passing through the following points: #(-4, 5) , (-3, 8) #?

Question

1431 views around the world

You can reuse this answer
Creative Commons License

Answer 1 · 2015-12-21T16:29:18

The slope
#m=color(blue)(3#

#(-4,5)=color(blue)(x_1,y_1#

#(-3,8)=color(blue)(x_2 , y_2#

The slope #m# is given by formula:

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

#m=(8-5)/(-3-(-4))#

#m=(8-5)/(-3+4)#

#m=(3)/(1)#