How do you find the slope of (5,6) , (3,2)?

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Answer 1 · 2016-04-11T04:04:15

The slope is #m = -4/-2 = 2#

The slope a line that is perpendicular to a given line would be the inverse slope of the given line

#m = a/b# the perpendicular slope would be #m =-b/a#

The formula for the slope of a line based upon two coordinate points is

#m = (y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_1)#

For the coordinate points #(5,6) and (3,2)#
#x_1 = 5#
#x_2 = 3#
#y_1 = 6#
#y_2 = 2#

#m = (2-6)/(3-5)#

#m = (-4)/-2#

The slope is #m = (-4)/-2 = 2#