How do you find the slope for (1, 3) and (-3, 5)?

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Alan P.
Sep 11, 2015

Slope between #(1,3)# and #(-3,5)# is #-1/2#

Explanation:

Given 2 points #(x_1,y_1)# and #(x_2,y_2)# the slope is defined as
#color(white)("XXX")m=(Delta y)/(Delta x) = (y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_1)#

For the given points this becomes
#color(white)("XXX")m = (5-3)/((-3)-1) = 2/(-4) = -1/2#

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