What is the slope of the line passing through the following points: # (-2, 5) , (8, -1) #? Algebra Graphs of Linear Equations and Functions Slope 1 Answer Don't Memorise Jan 1, 2016 The slope #color(blue)(m=-6/10# Explanation: #(-2,5) = color(blue)(x_1,y_1# #(8,-1) = color(blue)(x_2,y_2# The slope #m= (y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_1)# #m= (-1-5)/(8-(-2)# #m= (-6)/(8+2)# #m= (-6)/(10)# Answer link Related questions What is Slope? How can slope be undefined? How do you calculate slope from a graph? How do you calculate the slope given two points? How does a positive slope differ from a negative slope? How does change in the slope affect the steepness of a line? Why is the slope of a horizontal line is zero? How do you determine the slope of #(3, –5)# and #(–2, 9)#? How do you determine the slope of #(1/3, 3/4)# and #(–2, 6)#? How do you determine the slope of #(2,7)# and #(7,2)#? See all questions in Slope Impact of this question 2263 views around the world You can reuse this answer Creative Commons License