Question

Find the slope of the line joining the points (5,-3) and (7,-4).

Answer 1

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Let A(5,-3) and B(7,-4) be the given points.

Then, the slope of AB = $\frac{y_2-y_1}{x_2-x_1}=\frac{-4-(-3)}{7-5}=\frac{-1}{2}$

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