What is the slope of the line passing through # (2,9) ;(-6,7) #? Algebra Graphs of Linear Equations and Functions Slope 1 Answer seph Dec 6, 2015 #m = 1/4# Explanation: #m = (y_1 - y_2)/(x_1 - x_2)# #P_1: (2, 9)# #P_2: (-6, 7)# #m = (9 - 7)/(2 - (-6))# #=> m = 2/8# #=> m = 1/4# Answer link Related questions What is Slope? How can slope be undefined? How do you calculate slope from a graph? How do you calculate the slope given two points? How does a positive slope differ from a negative slope? How does change in the slope affect the steepness of a line? Why is the slope of a horizontal line is zero? How do you determine the slope of #(3, –5)# and #(–2, 9)#? How do you determine the slope of #(1/3, 3/4)# and #(–2, 6)#? How do you determine the slope of #(2,7)# and #(7,2)#? See all questions in Slope Impact of this question 1253 views around the world You can reuse this answer Creative Commons License