Question

Find the slope of the line passing through the points (-2,5) and (3/2,2)

Answer 1

Answer:

slope = - $\frac{6}{7}$

Step-by-step explanation:

Calculate the slope m using the slope formula

m = $\frac{y_{2}-y_{1} }{x_{2}-x_{1} }$

with (x₁, y₁ ) = (- 2, 5) and (x₂, y₂ ) = ($\frac{3}{2}$, 2)

m = $\frac{2-5}{\frac{3}{2}-(-2) }$

   = $\frac{-3}{\frac{3}{2}+2 }$

   = $\frac{-3}{\frac{7}{2} }$

  = - 3  × $\frac{2}{7}$

  = - $\frac{6}{7}$