Find the slope of these two points (3,5)and (-5,-2)
Is the slope 3?
y2-y1/x2-x1= -2-3/-5-5= -5/-10= 1/2
No, the slope is not 3.
(y2 - y1)/(x2 - x1)
point 1:
x1 = 3, y1 = 5
point 2:
x2 = -5, y2 = -2
So...
(-2 - 5)/(-5 - 3)
=(-7)/(-8)
=7/8
To find the slope of two points, you can use the formula:
slope = (y₂ - y₁) / (x₂ - x₁)
Let's calculate it using the given points (3,5) and (-5,-2):
slope = (-2 - 5) / (-5 - 3)
slope = (-7) / (-8)
slope = 7/8
Therefore, the slope is 7/8, not 3.
To find the slope between two points (x₁, y₁) and (x₂, y₂), you can use the slope formula:
slope = (y₂ - y₁) / (x₂ - x₁)
Let's apply this formula to find the slope of the two given points (3, 5) and (-5, -2):
slope = (-2 - 5) / (-5 - 3)
slope = (-7) / (-8)
slope = 7/8
So, the slope of the line passing through the points (3, 5) and (-5, -2) is 7/8.
Therefore, the slope is not 3. It is 7/8.