The graph of a line passes through the points `(-3,1)` and `(5,8)`.What is the slope of the line?
answers
9/2
7/8
-9/2
-7/8
The slope of a line passing through the points (-3,1) and (5,8) can be calculated using the formula:
\[m = \frac{y2-y1}{x2-x1}\]
where (x1, y1) = (-3, 1) and (x2, y2) = (5, 8).
Thus,
\[m = \frac{8-1}{5-(-3)}\]
\[m = \frac{7}{8}\]
Therefore, the slope of the line passing through the points (-3,1) and (5,8) is 7/8.
So, the answer is: 7/8