Question

What is the slope of the line that passes through the points (1, 3) and (5, –2)?

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Answer 1

slope = (y2-y1)/(x2-x1)

Answer 2

put the values (1,3) and (5,-2) in the equation
Can you solve now?

Answer 3

The slope of the line through points (x1,y1) and (x2,y2) is given by :
\(\huge m=\frac{y_1-y_2}{x_1-x_2}\)
now,just put the values and find m.