How do you find the slope of (3,-4) and (-2,-14)?

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Answer 1 · 2018-04-07T22:17:41

The slope is #2#.

Here's how I did it:

To find the slope of two points, we use the formula #"(change in y)"/"(change in x)"# or #(y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_1)#:

#(-14-(-4))/(-2-3)#

And now we simplify:
#(-14+4)/-5#

#(-10)/-5#

#2#

The slope is #2#.

Hope this helps!