Question

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What is the slope of the line passing through the points (0, -5) and (4, 2)

Answer 1

`(y_2 - y_1)/(x_2 - x_1) = m` (formula for finding slope)


`(2 - (-5))/(4 - 0 ) = (7)/(4)`

Thus, the slope is 7/4.

Answer 2

To find the slope of a line when given two points, you must create an expression using the formula, change in y divided by change in x. This means subtracting one y-value from another and then dividing the difference by the difference of the two x-values.

Y1 - Y2 / X1 - X2

2 - (-5) / 4 - 0

7/4

Therefore, the slope of the line is 7/4.

Hope this helps! :)