Question

What is the slope of the line that contains the points (-2, 5)and (3,-5)?

Answer 1

Answer:

slope = - 2

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 ) = (3, - 5)

m = $\frac{-5-5}{3-(-2)}$ = $\frac{-10}{3+2}$ = $\frac{-10}{5}$ = - 2