What is the slope of the line passing through the following points: $(13,10) ,(5,-7)$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-04-10T22:38:10

$17/8$ is the slope

To find the slope of a line using two points on the line, divide the difference of the y-coordinates by the difference of the x-coordinates:

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

$(-7-10)/(5-13)$

$(-17)/(-8)$

$17/8$

What is the slope of the line passing through the following points: (13,10) ,(5,-7) (13,10) ,(5,-7) ?