How do you find the slope of a line passing through (2, -5) and ( 7, 3)? Algebra Graphs of Linear Equations and Functions Slope 1 Answer Daniel · Gazza Mar 8, 2018 #5/8# Explanation: slope is rise over run #7-2=5# #3-(-5)=8# so slope is #5/8# 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 3552 views around the world You can reuse this answer Creative Commons License