Find the slope of the line through (7,1),(3,5)

Answer 1

the formula for slope is M = (y_2 - y_1)/(X_2 - X_1)

If you let (7,1) be (X_1, Y_1) and (3,5) be (X_2, Y_2)

then M = (5-1)/(3-7) so (4)/(-4) = -1

Your slope is -1