Question

What is the slope of the line that passes through the points (1, -7) and (−2,−7)?

Answer 1

The slope of the line is 0 since the y-value doesn't change, meaning it is a horizontal line.

Answer 2

Slope ⇒ 0

Explanation:

The formula to find the slope of a line is:

`m = (y_1-y_2)/(x_1-x_2)`

We can use the given two coordinates of the line to find the slope.

( 1, -7 ) ⇒ ( x₁, y₁ )

( -2, -7 ) ⇒ ( x₂, y₂ )

Let us solve this now.

`m = (y_1-y_2)/(x_1-x_2)\\\\m = (-7 -(-7))/(1-(-2))\\\\m = (0)/(3)\\\\m=0`