Find the slope of the line through P(−5, 1) and Q(9, −5)? Geometry Analytic Geometry Geometry Problems on a Coordinate Plane 1 Answer Harish Chandra Rajpoot Jul 26, 2018 #-3/7# Explanation: The slope #m# of the line passing through the points #(x_1, y_1)\equiv(-5, 1)# & #(x_2, y_2)\equiv(9, -5)# is given by following formula #m=\frac{y_2-y_1}{x_2-x_1}# #=\frac{-5-1}{9-(-5)}# #=-6/14# #=-3/7# Answer link Related questions What is the definition of a coordinate proof? And what is an example? How would you do coordinate geometry proofs? What is the slope of the line through P(6, −6) and Q(8, −1)? What is the slope of the line through P(2, 8) and Q(0, 8)? What is the an equation of the line that goes through (−1, −3) and is perpendicular to the line... What is an equation of the line that goes through point (8, −9) and whose slope is undefined? Given two ordered pairs (1,-2) and (3,-8), what is the equation of the line in slope-intercept form? How would you solve the system of these two linear equations: #2x + 3y = -1# and #x - 2y = 3#?... Which of the ordered pairs forms a linear relationship: (-2,5) (-1,2) (0,1) (1,2)? Why? What is the radius of a circle given by the equation #(x+1)^2+(y-2)^2=64#? See all questions in Geometry Problems on a Coordinate Plane Impact of this question 15586 views around the world You can reuse this answer Creative Commons License