Question

Find the slope of the line with points: (-5,3) and (3, -5).

Answer 1

Answer:

slope = - 1

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 ) = (- 5, 3 ) and (x₂, y₂ ) = (3, - 5 )

m = $\frac{-5-3}{3-(-5)}$ = $\frac{-8}{3+5}$ = $\frac{-8}{8}$ = - 1