What is the slope of the line containing the points (5,-7) and (2,5)?

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Answer 1 · 2016-07-22T06:13:03

#m=-4#

You can find the slope by the formula:

#m=(y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_!)#

where #(x_1,y_1) and (x_2,y_2)# are two different points of the line.

In this case,

#m=(5+7)/(2-5)#

#m=12/-3#

#m=-4#