Question

Find the slope of the line that goes through the given points

Answer 1

Answer:

The slope is -8

Explanation:

The slope of a line passing through a point:

$(x_1,y_1),(x_2,y_2)$

is given as:

$M=\frac{y_2-y_1}{x_2-x_1}$

For the given (-3, -8), (-5, 8), we have:

$\begin{gathered} M=\frac{8-(-8)}{-5-(-3)} \\ \\ =\frac{8+8}{-5+3}=\frac{16}{-2}=-8 \end{gathered}$