What is the slope of the line passing through the following points: # (-2,1), (-5, 9)#? Algebra Graphs of Linear Equations and Functions Slope 1 Answer sankarankalyanam Apr 13, 2018 #color(green)(m) = color(red)(-(8/3)# Explanation: #(x_1,y_1) =( -2,1), (x_2, y_2) = (-5,9)# #color(green)(m) = (9-1) / (-5 + 2) = color(red)(-(8/3)# 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 1803 views around the world You can reuse this answer Creative Commons License