How do you find the slope given (-6, -2), (6, -7)? Algebra Graphs of Linear Equations and Functions Slope 1 Answer seph Mar 24, 2016 #m = -5/12# Explanation: #m = (y_1 - y_2)/(x_1 - x_2)# #P_1: (-6, -2)# #P_2: (6, -7)# #m = (-2 - -7)/(-6 - 6# #m = -5/12# 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 1235 views around the world You can reuse this answer Creative Commons License