Question

How do you find the slope of the line through (2, -5) and ( 7, 3)?

Answer 1

`"slope "=8/5`

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)=(2,-5)" and "(x_2,y_2)=(7,3)`

`m=(3-(-5))/(7-2)=8/5`