Question

What is the slope of the line that passes through the points (1, 3) and (5, -2)?
A. 4/5
B. 5/4
C. -5/4
D.-4/5

Answer 1

The slope of a line defined as the unit change of its ordinate divided by the change of its abscissa. Mathematically,
 
                                          m = (y2 - y1) / (x2 - x1)
 
Substituting the values to the equation,
 
                                           m = (-2 - 3) / (5 - 1) = -5/4

Therefore, the slope of the line is -5/4. The answer is C. 

Answer 2

Hello!

Step-by-step explanation:

Slope: $\frac{Y^2-Y^1}{X^2-X^1}=\frac{rise}{run}$

$\frac{(-2)-3=-5}{5-1=4}=\frac{-5}{4}=-\frac{5}{4}$

Slope is -5/4

Answer is -5/4

Hope this helps!

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-Charlie

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