How do you find the slope of a line that passes through the points (-5, 7) and (2, -1)? Algebra Graphs of Linear Equations and Functions Slope 1 Answer George C. May 10, 2015 The slope is #(Delta y)/(Delta x) = (-1 - 7)/(2 - (-5)) = (-8)/7 = -8/7#. 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 1360 views around the world You can reuse this answer Creative Commons License
