Question

What is the slope of the line that contains the points (2, −7) and (−1, 5)?

−4
negative one fourth
one fourth
4

Answer 1

The answer is -4

Explanation:

The slot of the line can be calculated using the formula : y2 - y1/ x2 - x1.

So, you would plug in the values making the equation 5 - (-7)/ -1 - 2 and solve.