How do you find the slope given A(- 3, 2) , B(4, 5)?

1 Answer
May 17, 2018

See explanation.

Explanation:

If two points A=(x_A;y_A)A=(xA;yA) and B=(x_B;y_B)B=(xB;yB) are given then the slope of a line passing through the points is:

m=(y_B-y_A)/(x_B-x_A)m=yByAxBxA

Here the slope is:

m=(5-2)/(4-(-3))=3/(4+3)=3/7m=524(3)=34+3=37