SOLUTION: What is the slop of a line that passes through (7, -2) and (-1, -5)

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Question 654629: What is the slop of a line that passes through (7, -2) and (-1, -5)
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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Note: is the first point . So this means that x%5B1%5D=7 and y%5B1%5D=-2.
Also, is the second point . So this means that x%5B2%5D=-1 and y%5B2%5D=-5.


m=%28y%5B2%5D-y%5B1%5D%29%2F%28x%5B2%5D-x%5B1%5D%29 Start with the slope formula.


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


m=%28-3%29%2F%28-1-7%29 Subtract -2 from -5 to get -3


m=%28-3%29%2F%28-8%29 Subtract 7 from -1 to get -8


m=3%2F8 Reduce

So the slope of the line that goes through the points and is m=3%2F8