Question

Find the slope using the slope formula (1,-17) (2,-7)

Answer 1

We are given the following two points

`(1,-17)\text{and}(2,-7)`

We are asked to find the slope using the slope formula.

The slope is given by

`m=(y_2−y_1)/( x_2−x_1)`
`\text{where}(x_1,y_1)=(1,-17)\text{and}(x_2,y_2)=(2,-7)`

Let us substitute the given points into the above slope formula

`m=(-7-(-17))/(2-1)=(-7+17)/(1)=(10)/(1)=10`

Therefore, the slope is found to be 10.