Question

What is the slope of the line between (3, –4) and (–2, 1)?

Answer 1

`"slope "=-1`

Explanation:

`"calculate the slope using the "color(blue)"gradient formula"`

`•color(white)(x)m=(y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_1)`

`"let "(x_1,y_1)=(3,-4)" and "(x_2,y_2)=(-2,1)`

`m=(1-(-4))/(-2-3)=5/(-5)=-1`