Question

what is the slope of the line that passes though the points (1,3) and (5,-2)?

Answer 1

Slope is: \[\frac{ y _{2}-y _{1} }{ x _{2}-x _{1} }\]-------------
Where,
y1: 3
y2: -2
x1: 1
x2: 5

Answer 2

So, using the values. The answer is -1.25 or -1 1/4 @Kindkid