Find the slope of the line that passes through the points (-3,4) and (5,-1)
The slope of a line passing through two points (x₁, y₁) and (x₂, y₂) is given by the formula:
slope = (y₂ - y₁) / (x₂ - x₁)
Using the given points (-3,4) and (5,-1), we can substitute the values into the formula:
slope = (-1 - 4) / (5 - (-3))
slope = (-1 - 4) / (5 + 3)
slope = (-5) / (8)
Therefore, the slope of the line passing through the points (-3,4) and (5,-1) is -5/8.