How do you find the slope given (-5,5), (-7,-6) ?

1 Answer
Nov 26, 2015

m = 11/2

Explanation:

The formula for slope is:

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

where:
(-7, -6) = (x_"1", y_"1")
(-5, 5) = (x_"2", y_"2")

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

m=(5-(-6))/(-5-(-7))

m=11/2