Question

find the slope
X:-3,0,1,5.
Y:9,3,1,-7

Answer 1

To find the slope of the line connecting two points from the given sets of coordinates, we can use the slope formula:

\[
\text{slope} (m) = \frac{y_2 - y_1}{x_2 - x_1}
\]

We'll use two points from the provided data. Let's take the points \((-3, 9)\) and \((5, -7)\).

1. Assign values:
- \(x_1 = -3\), \(y_1 = 9\)
- \(x_2 = 5\), \(y_2 = -7\)

2. Plug the values into the slope formula:
\[
m = \frac{-7 - 9}{5 - (-3)} = \frac{-16}{5 + 3} = \frac{-16}{8} = -2
\]

So the slope of the line connecting the points \((-3, 9)\) and \((5, -7)\) is \(-2\).

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