Question

What is the slope of the line that passes through the points (1, 3) and (5, –2)?
A. 5/4
B. -4/5
C. -5/4
D. 4/5
@Dscdago

Answer 1

You can use this equation to find slope.
\[m=\frac{ y _{2}-y_{1} }{ x_{2}-x_{1} }\]
So for the y's it's -2-3=-5
For the x's it's 5-1=4.
The slope is -5/4

Answer 2

use this..

use it..

m=slope=\[slope=\frac{ (y2-y1) }{ (x2-x1) }\]