Question 701786: Find the slope, if it exists of the line containingt the pair of points
(3,0) and (0,-5)
Answer by MathLover1(20850)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! first find equation of the line containing the pair of points
( , ) and (, )
| Solved by pluggable solver: FIND EQUATION of straight line given 2 points |
hahaWe are trying to find equation of form y=ax+b, where a is slope, and b is intercept, which passes through points (x1, y1) = (3, 0) and (x2, y2) = (0, -5).
Slope a is  .
Intercept is found from equation  , or  . From that,
intercept b is  , or  .
y=(1.66666666666667)x + (-5)
Your graph:
|
so, the slope is 
or, find the slope this way:
|
|
|
