How do you find the slope of the line through the points (8, -1) and (-7, 4)?

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Answer 1 · 2016-01-11T15:41:26

The slope
#m=-(5)/(15)#

The points given are
#(8,-1) = color(blue)(x_1,y_1#

#(-7,4) = color(blue)(x_2,y_2#

The slope

#m=(y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_1)#

#m=(4-(-1))/(-7-8)#

#m=(4+1)/(-15)#

#m=(5)/(-15)#