Question

#1 Find the slope given the points (3,-20) and (5,8) *

Answer 1

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To find the slope with two points we will need to use the equation  $\frac{y^2-y^1}{x^2-x^1}$

$x^1$    $x^2$       $y^1$  $y^2$

( 3 , -20 )  ( 5 , 8 )

Here is what the equation should look like when replaced with the numbers (it will be a fraction) :

                                     $\frac{8 - (-20)}{5 - 3}$

We know that two negatives cancel out and make a positive, so the numerator would actually be 8 + 20.

Solve the fraction and we get   $\frac{28}{2}$

28 divided by 2 is 14. The slope is 14.