How do you find the slope passing through (5,-2), (-3,2)?

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How do you find the slope passing through (5,-2), (-3,2)?

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Answer 1 · 2017-07-11T17:41:07

$m = - \frac{1}{2}$ $m=-1/2$

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slope given points $(x_{1}, y_{1})$ $(\color(red)(x_1,y_1))$ and $(x_{2}, y_{2})$ $(\color(green)(x_2,y_2))$ :
$m = \frac{y_{2} - y_{1}}{x_{2} - x_{1}}$ $m=(\color(green)(y_2)-\color(red)(y_1))/(\color(green)(x_2)-\color(red)(x_1))$

you are given points $(5, - 2)$ $(\color(red)(5,-2))$ and $(- 3, 2)$ $(\color(green)(-3,2))$
$\thereforem=(\color(green)(2)-(\color(red)(-2)))/(\color(green)(-3)-\color(red)(5))=(2+2)/-8=4/-8=-4/8=-1/2$

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