What is the slope of the line passing through the following points: $(1,-2); (-7, -5)$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-05-04T00:09:48

slope $= m =3/8$

The formula for the slope of a line based upon two coordinate points is

$m = (y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_1)$

For the coordinate points $(1,-2) and (-7,-5)$
$x_1 = 1$
$x_2 = -7$
$y_1 = -2$
$y_2 = -5$

$m = (-5-(-2))/(-7-1)$

$m = (-3)/-8$

The slope is

$m = 3/8$

What is the slope of the line passing through the following points: (1,-2); (-7, -5)(1,-2); (-7, -5)?