186,888 views
22 votes
22 votes
Find the slope of the line passing through the points (7, -2) and (3, - 7).

User SamFast
by
2.9k points

1 Answer

10 votes
10 votes

Answer:

m =
(5)/(4)

Explanation:

To find the slope, we have to use the slope formula:

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

Let
(x_1,y_1) = (7, -2) and
(x_2,y_2) = (3, -7). Then

m =
((-7)-(-2))/(3-7) = (-5)/(-4) = (5)/(4)

User Buckley
by
2.7k points