How do you find the slope of (7, 0) and (0, -5)?

1 Answer
Aug 10, 2015

I found: Slope=5/7=57

Explanation:

The slope of a line joining two points of coordinates (x_1,y_1)(x1,y1) and (x_2,y_2)(x2,y2) is given as:
Slope=(Deltay)/(Deltax)=(y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_1)
In your case:
Slope=(-5-0)/(0-7)=5/7