Question

Find the slope of (1,-7), (-5,0) ?

Answer 1

Let's begin by listing out the information given to us:

`\begin{gathered} (x_1,y_1)=(1,-7) \\ (x_2,y_2)=(-5,0) \end{gathered}`

The formula for slope is given by:

`\begin{gathered} slope(m)=(\Delta y)/(\Delta x)=(y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_1)=(0-(-7))/(-5-1)=(7)/(-6)=-(7)/(6) \\ m=-(7)/(6) \end{gathered}`