Question

How do you find the slope of (5,-7) and (2,5)?

Answer 1

`-1/4`

Explanation:

Slope of line passing between 2 points `(x_1,y_1) an (x_2, y_2)` is

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

For the line passing through points `(5,-7) and (2,5)` , slope = `(5-2)/(-7 - 5) = -3/12= 1/4`