What is the slope of the line passing through the following points: (3,5) ; (1,0) ?
2 Answers
May 7, 2018
Explanation:
"to calculate the slope m use the "color(blue)"gradient formula"
•color(white)(x)m=(y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_1)
"let "(x_1,y_1)=(3,5)" and "(x_2,y_2)=(1,0)
rArrm=(0-5)/(1-3)=(-5)/(-2)=5/2
May 7, 2018
The slope is
Explanation:
Label your ordered pairs.
(3, 5)
(1, 0)
Plug in your data.
Simplify.
Since two negatives make a positive: