What is the slope of the line passing through the following points: $(5,-7),(-3,2)$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2015-12-16T05:59:46

slope $=-9/8$

The slope of a line can be calculated with the formula:

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

where:
$m=$ slope
$(x_1, y_1)=(5, -7)$
$(x_2, y_2)=(-3, 2)$

Substitute your known values into the equation to find the slope:

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

$m=(2-(-7))/(-3-5)$

$m=-9/8$

$:.$ , the slope of the line is $-9/8$ .

What is the slope of the line passing through the following points: (5,-7),(-3,2) (5,-7),(-3,2) ?