Question

Find the slope of the line passing through the points (7, -2) and (3, - 7).

Answer 1

Answer:

m = $\frac{5}{4}$

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the slope, we have to use the slope formula:

m = $\frac{y_2 -y_1}{x_2 - x_1}$.

Let $(x_1,y_1) = (7, -2)$ and $(x_2,y_2) = (3, -7)$. Then

m = $\frac{(-7)-(-2)}{3-7} = \frac{-5}{-4} = \frac{5}{4}$