How do you find the slope given (3,7) and (-5,-9)? Algebra Graphs of Linear Equations and Functions Slope 1 Answer EZ as pi Sep 6, 2016 #m = 2# Explanation: Slope is defined as #m = (Delta y)/(Delta x)# and it can be calculated from two points using the formula: #m = (y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_1)# #m = (7-(-9))/(3-(-5)) = (7+9)/(3+5)# #m = 16/8# #m = 2# Answer link Related questions What is Slope? How can slope be undefined? How do you calculate slope from a graph? How do you calculate the slope given two points? How does a positive slope differ from a negative slope? How does change in the slope affect the steepness of a line? Why is the slope of a horizontal line is zero? How do you determine the slope of #(3, –5)# and #(–2, 9)#? How do you determine the slope of #(1/3, 3/4)# and #(–2, 6)#? How do you determine the slope of #(2,7)# and #(7,2)#? See all questions in Slope Impact of this question 1556 views around the world You can reuse this answer Creative Commons License