Algebra 1

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 0133500403
ISBN 13: 978-0-13350-040-0

Chapter 5 - Linear Functions - 5-1 Rate of Change and Slope - Practice and Problem-Solving Exercises - Page 296: 22

Answer

$-\frac{1}{3}$

Work Step by Step

To find the slope, we use the formula $m=\frac{y_2-y_1}{x_2-x_1}$. We plug in the $x$ and $y$ values from the given coordinates: $m=\frac{-4-(-3)}{5-2}$ We simplify above and below the fraction bar with subtraction: $m=\frac{-1}{3}$ We simplify the fraction by writing the negative sign out front: $-\frac{1}{3}$
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