Finding the slope

Question

How do I find the slope of the two coordinates

(0,2) and (-2,-3)

Answer 1

To determine the slope of a line drawn through 2 points, you divide the difference in the y-coordinate values by the difference in the x-coordinate values:

(y ₂ - y ₁ ) = slope (or m)

(x ₂ - 1 ₁ )

For the points in your problem, the slope would be:

-3 - 2 = - 5 = 5

-2 - 0 - 2 2

NOTE: You can start with either point as( x _{1 ,} y ₁ ) and (x ₂ , y ₂ )as long as you are consistent when you subtract.