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

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Answer 1 · 2018-04-01T12:17:16

$6/-7$

To find the gradient or slope of the line

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

$(-5,5) = (x_1,y_1)$ and $(2,-1)$ = $(x_2,y_2)$

$=>$ $(5 - -1)/(-5 -2)$

$=>$ $6/-7$

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