Question

Find the slope of a line that passes through the points (-5,8) and (9,3)

Answer 1

$m=\frac{y2-y1}{x2-x1}\\ m=\frac{3-8}{9-(-5)}\\\\ m=\frac{-5}{9+5}\\\\ m=\frac{-5}{14}\\\\ m=-\frac{5}{14}$

Therefore, the slope of the line is m = -5/14