Question

Find the slope of the line which passes through the points (-5, 1) and (2,-4).

Answer 1

slope = -
`(5)/(7)`

Explanation:

Calculate the slope m using the slope formula

m =
`(y_(2)-y_(1) )/(x_(2)-x_(1) )`

with (x₁, y₁ ) = (- 5, 1) and (x₂, y₂ ) = (2, - 4)

m =
`(-4-1)/(2-(-5))` =
`(-5)/(2+5)` =
`(-5)/(7)` = -
`(5)/(7)`