What is the slope of a line passing through points (3,-2),(0,-1)? Thanks

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Answer 1 · 2018-04-16T01:05:42

The slope is $1$ .

$(3, -2)$ and $(0, -1)$

Slope of a line is defined by $"change in y"/"change in x"$ or $"rise"/"run"$ or the formula $(y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_1)$ .

We have the value of two points, so we can plug them into the formula:
$(-1-2)/(0-3)$

Simplify...
$(-3)/(-3)$

$1$

The slope is $1$ .

Hope this helps!

Answer 2 · 2018-04-16T04:03:37

$m = -1/3$

Formula for slope =

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

$(3, -2) : x_1 = 3 and y_1 = -2$
$(0,-1) : x_2 = 0 and y_2 = -1$

$m = (-1 - -2) / (0-3)$

$m = -1/3$