Question

A line contains points M(1, 3) and N(5, 0). What is the slope of MN?

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Answer 1

Answer:

the answer is -3/4 because

Step-by-step explanation:

the formula is y2-y1/x2-x1

Answer 2

Answer:  The correct option is

(B) $-\dfrac{3}{4}.$

Step-by-step explanation:  Given that a line contains points M(1, 3) and N(5, 0).

We are to find the slope of the line MN.

We know that

if a point contains the points (a, b) and (c, d), then the slope of the line is given by

$m=\dfrac{d-b}{c-a}.$

Therefore, the slope of the given line MN is

$m=\dfrac{0-3}{5-1}\\\\\\\Rightarrow m=-\dfrac{3}{4}.$

Thus, the required slope of the line MN is $-\dfrac{3}{4}.$

Option (B) is CORRECT.