Answer:
[tex]-3.5[/tex]
Step-by-step explanation:
[tex] \frac{ - 5 - 2}{3 - 1} = \frac{ - 7}{2} = -3.5[/tex]
hope this helps you
Slope: [tex]-2/7[/tex]
Find the slope between your two points
[tex](x_{1} ,y_{1} )=(-5,3)\\(x_{2} ,y_{2} )=(2,1)[/tex]
Use the slope formula
[tex]y_{2} -y_{1} /x_{2} -x_{1}[/tex]
[tex]1-3/2--5[/tex]
[tex]-2/7[/tex]
Slope
[tex]-2/7[/tex]
