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OpenStudy (anonymous):

What is the slope of the line passing through (-3, 5) and (5, -3)? slope = -1 slope = 0 slope = 1 no slope

OpenStudy (thread252):

slope equals -1

OpenStudy (anonymous):

How do you get the answer?

rebeccaxhawaii (rebeccaxhawaii):

okay

rebeccaxhawaii (rebeccaxhawaii):

so first youll need the slope formula

rebeccaxhawaii (rebeccaxhawaii):

which is y2-y2 over x2-x1

rebeccaxhawaii (rebeccaxhawaii):

so it would be -3-5 over 5-(-3)

rebeccaxhawaii (rebeccaxhawaii):

-8 over 8 being -1 as your slope or rate of change

OpenStudy (anonymous):

So you insert the numbers you already know and multiply by 2 for y?

rebeccaxhawaii (rebeccaxhawaii):

no youre not multiplying anything

OpenStudy (anonymous):

well the formula said y2-y2 you don't multiply that 2?

rebeccaxhawaii (rebeccaxhawaii):

no the 1 and 2 just stand for first and second y bc theres two y's and x's

OpenStudy (anonymous):

oh that makes sense

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