SOLUTION: graph the line and find the slope (-2,5) (3,0) find the slope of the line m=

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Question 149380: graph the line and find the slope
(-2,5) (3,0)
find the slope of the line m=
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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First graph the points (-2,5) and (3,0)


Now draw a line through those points




Now start at the point (-2,5) and move 5 units down (to get to the same level as the second point). Since we went 5 units down, this means that the rise is -5.



Now move 5 units to the right to get to the next point. Since we went 5 units to the right, this means that the run is 5.



So the rise is -5 and the run is 5. This makes the slope m=rise%2Frun=%28-5%29%2F%285%29=-1%2F1=-1

So the slope between the two points (-2,5) and (3,0) is m=-1