SOLUTION: find the slope if it exists. There is a pic of a box with tiny squares inside the box and a line with (-5, 3) and (5, -2) do i just subtract the -5 and -2 and add the other 2?

Question 134281: find the slope if it exists. There is a pic of a box with tiny squares inside the box and a line with (-5, 3) and (5, -2) do i just subtract the -5 and -2 and add the other 2?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Let's denote the first point (-5,3) as

. In other words,

and

Now let's denote the second point (5,-2) as

. In other words,

and

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Start with the slope formula

Plug in ,,,

Subtract the terms in the numerator to get . Subtract the terms in the denominator to get

Reduce

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Answer:

So the slope of the line through the points (-5,3) and (5,-2) is

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