document.write( "Question 654629: What is the slop of a line that passes through (7, -2) and (-1, -5) \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #408810 by jim_thompson5910(35256)\"\" \"About 
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Note: is the first point . So this means that \"x%5B1%5D=7\" and \"y%5B1%5D=-2\".\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Also, is the second point . So this means that \"x%5B2%5D=-1\" and \"y%5B2%5D=-5\".\r
\n" ); document.write( "
\n" ); document.write( "
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"m=%28y%5B2%5D-y%5B1%5D%29%2F%28x%5B2%5D-x%5B1%5D%29\" Start with the slope formula.\r
\n" ); document.write( "
\n" ); document.write( "
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"m=%28-5--2%29%2F%28-1-7%29\" Plug in \"y%5B2%5D=-5\", \"y%5B1%5D=-2\", \"x%5B2%5D=-1\", and \"x%5B1%5D=7\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "
\n" ); document.write( "
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"m=%28-3%29%2F%28-1-7%29\" Subtract \"-2\" from \"-5\" to get \"-3\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "
\n" ); document.write( "
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"m=%28-3%29%2F%28-8%29\" Subtract \"7\" from \"-1\" to get \"-8\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "
\n" ); document.write( "
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"m=3%2F8\" Reduce\r
\n" ); document.write( "
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So the slope of the line that goes through the points and is \"m=3%2F8\"
\n" ); document.write( "
\n" ); document.write( "
\n" );