Question

Find the slope of the line that contains these two points.
(2, -5) and (7, -10)

Answer 1

m=
`(y1-y2)/(x1-x2)`=
`(-5-(-10))/(2-7)`=
`(5)/(-5) =-1`
Answer: slope is -1

Answer 2

`\sf Slope= (y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_1)`

Where
`\sf (x_1,y_1), (x_2,y_2)` are the two points.

So


`\sf Slope = ( -10-(-5))/(7-2)=(-10+5)/(7-2)=(-5)/(5)=-1`

So the slope of (2,-5) and (7,-10) was
`\boxed{ -1}`