What is the slope of the line passing through the following points: $(5, 3), (0, -5)$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-01-03T16:03:57

The formula for slope is $(y_2 - y_1)/ (x_2 - x_1)$

$(-5 -3) /(0 - 5)$

$8/5$

The slope of the line is $8/5$

What is the slope of the line passing through the following points: (5, 3), (0, -5) (5, 3), (0, -5) ?