What is the slope of the line passing through the following points: # (8, -5), (0,6)#? Algebra Graphs of Linear Equations and Functions Slope 1 Answer sankarankalyanam Apr 20, 2018 #color(green)("Slope of the line passing thru points is " -(11/8)# Explanation: #A (8, -5), B (0,6), " To write the slope of the line"# #Slope = m = (y_b - y_a) / (x_b - x_a)# # m = ( 6 - (-5)) / (0 - 8) = 11 / -8 = -(11/8)# 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 1438 views around the world You can reuse this answer Creative Commons License