How do you find the slope of (10, 0) and (0, 3)?

1 Answer
Jun 1, 2015

In general, for any two points #(x_1,y_1) and (X_2,y_2)# the slope is defined as:
#color(white)("XXXXX")##("the change in "y)/("the change in "x)#
or
#(Delta y)/(Delta x) = (y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_1)#

For the given points #(10,0) and (0,3)#
this becomes
slope #= (3-0)/(0-10) = -3/10#