Question

what is the slope of (0,-5) and (3,-1)

Answer 1

We have that the formula of the slope is

$m=\frac{y_2-y_1}{x_2-x_1}$

where

(0,-5)=(x1,y1)

(3,-1)=(x2,y2)

we substitute the values

$m=\frac{-1+5}{3-0}=\frac{4}{3}$

the slope is 4/3