Question

What is the slope of a line that passes through the points open parentheses 5 comma 3 close parentheses and open parentheses 7 comma short dash 4 close parentheses?

Answer 1

Answer:

$slope \: = - \frac{ 7}{2}$

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the slope of the line that passes through the points

$\: {x}^{1} \: \: {y}^{1} \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: {x}^{2} \: \: \: \: {y}^{2} \\ (5, \: \: 3) \: \: \: and \: \: (7, \: - 4)$

We have to follow the formula:

$\frac{ {y}^{2} - {y}^{1} }{ {x}^{2} - {x}^{1} } \\ \\ \frac{ - 4 - 3}{7 - 5} \\ \\ slope = - \frac{ 7}{2}$