SOLUTION: What is slope of (2,3) and (-3,0).

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Question 277264: What is slope of (2,3) and (-3,0).
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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Note: is the first point . So this means that x%5B1%5D=2 and y%5B1%5D=3.
Also, is the second point . So this means that x%5B2%5D=-3 and y%5B2%5D=0.


m=%28y%5B2%5D-y%5B1%5D%29%2F%28x%5B2%5D-x%5B1%5D%29 Start with the slope formula.


m=%280-3%29%2F%28-3-2%29 Plug in y%5B2%5D=0, y%5B1%5D=3, x%5B2%5D=-3, and x%5B1%5D=2


m=%28-3%29%2F%28-3-2%29 Subtract 3 from 0 to get -3


m=%28-3%29%2F%28-5%29 Subtract 2 from -3 to get -5


m=3%2F5 Reduce


So the slope of the line that goes through the points and is m=3%2F5