Question

Find the slope of a line that passes through the points (3, -5) and (-7,5)

Answer 1

Answer:

Slope = -1

Step-by-step explanation:

$(3, -5 ) = (x_1,y_1) \\ (-7,5)=(x_2,y_2)$

$Slope = \frac{y_2-y_1}{x_2-x_1}$

Substitute values into the given equation

$slope \: = \frac{5 - ( - 5)}{ - 7 - 3} \\ \\ slope \: = \frac{5 + 5}{ - 7 - 3}$

$slope \: = \frac{10}{ - 10} \\ slope \: = - 1$