Question

What is the slope of the line passing through (-3, 5) and (5,-3)?
slope = -1
slope = 0
slope = 1
no slope

Answer 1

Answer:

slope = - 1

Step-by-step explanation:

Calculate the slope using the slope formula

m = ( y₂ - y₁ ) / (x₂ - x₁ )

with (x₁, y₁ ) = (- 3, 5) and (x₂, y₂ ) = (5, - 3)

m = $\frac{-3-5}{5+3}$ = $\frac{-8}{8}$ = - 1