Question

Find the slope of the line passing through (-7,-8) and (5,-8)

Answer 1

slope = 0

Explanation:

Calculate the slope m using the slope formula

m = (y₂ - y₁ ) / (x₂ - x₁ )

with (x₁, y₁ ) = (- 7, - 8) and (x₂, y₂ ) = (5, - 8)

m =
`(-8+8)/(5+7)` =
`(0)/(12)` = 0