Question

How do you find the slope of `(3, 9), (-2, 8)`?

Answer 1

The slope is `1/5`.

Explanation:

To find the slope, we're going to use this equation:

#(y_2−y_1)/ (x_2−x_1)#

Substitute the variables for numbers to get our answer:

`y_2=8`
`y_1=9`
`x_2=−2`
`x_1=3`

`(8-9)/(-2-3)=(-1)/-5=1/5`