Question

How do you find the slope given (-5,5), (-7,-6) ?

Answer 1

`m = 11/2`

Explanation:

The formula for slope is:

`m=(y_"2"-y_"1")/(x_"2"-x_"1")`

where:
`(-7, -6) = (x_"1", y_"1")`
`(-5, 5) = (x_"2", y_"2")`

`m=(y_"2"-y_"1")/(x_"2"-x_"1")`

`m=(5-(-6))/(-5-(-7))`

`m=11/2`