Question

find the slope of the line that contains the points (5,3) and (-2,-2)

Answer 1

5/7

Answer 2

slope = difference in y cood / diff in x coods
= 3-(-2) / 5-(-2)
= 5/7

Answer 3

\[\frac{-2-3}{-2-5}=\frac{-5}{-7}=\frac{5}{7}\] or
\[\frac{3+2}{5+2}=\frac{5}{7}\]