How do you find the slope for #(1,2)# #(3,-4)#? Algebra Graphs of Linear Equations and Functions Slope 1 Answer sankarankalyanam Apr 13, 2018 #color(brown)("Slope of given line is " m = -3# Explanation: #(x_1,y_1) = (1,2), (x_2, y_2) = (3,-4)# #Slope " " m = (y_2 - y_1) / (x_2 - x_1) # #m = (-4-2) / (3-1) = -6/2 = -3# 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 6599 views around the world You can reuse this answer Creative Commons License