Question

What is the slope of the line passing through the following points: #(0, -5) , (-5, 2) #?

Answer 1

`m=-7/5`

Explanation:

We are ussing the formula for the slope

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

so `m` is equal to

`m=(2-(-5))/(-5-0)=-7/5`