Question

(-5, 3), (2, 1) What is the slope

Answer 1

Answer:

$-3.5$

Step-by-step explanation:

$\frac{ - 5 - 2}{3 - 1} = \frac{ - 7}{2} = -3.5$

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Answer 2

Slope: $-2/7$

Find the slope between your two points

$(x_{1} ,y_{1} )=(-5,3)\\(x_{2} ,y_{2} )=(2,1)$

Use the slope formula

$y_{2} -y_{1} /x_{2} -x_{1}$

$1-3/2--5$

$-2/7$

Slope

$-2/7$