Question

What is the slope of the line passing through the following points: `(2,7) , (5,1)`?

Answer 1

Slope of the line is `-2`.

Explanation:

Slope of a line passing through `(x_1,y_1)` and `(x_2,y_2)` is given by

`(y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_1)`

As the given points are `(2,7)` and `(5,1)`, slope of line is given by

`(1-7)/(5-2)=-6/3=-2`