Question

What's the slope of (5,6) and (-3,1)?

Answer 1

Slope `m=5/8`

Explanation:

Let `P_2(x_2, y_2)=(-3, 1)`
Let `P_1(x_1, y_1)=(5, 6)`

The slope `m=(y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_1)=(1-6)/(-3-5)=(-5)/(-8)=5/8`

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