How do you find the slope given A(- 3, 2) , B(4, 5)?

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Answer 1 · 2018-05-17T08:33:44

See explanation.

If two points #A=(x_A;y_A)# and #B=(x_B;y_B)# are given then the slope of a line passing through the points is:

#m=(y_B-y_A)/(x_B-x_A)#

Here the slope is:

#m=(5-2)/(4-(-3))=3/(4+3)=3/7#