SOLUTION: what is the slop of the line that passes through points (5,-8) and (3,-3)?

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Question 379696: what is the slop of the line that passes through points (5,-8) and (3,-3)?
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Hi

slope of the line that passes through points (5,-8) and (3,-3)

Using the point-slope formula, m+=%28y%5B2%5D+-+y%5B1%5D%29%2F%28x%5B2%5D+-+x%5B1%5D%29

(5,-8) and (3,-3)

m = [-3 - (-8)]/ [3-5] = 5/-2 = -(5/2)

slope is -(5/2)