What is the slope of the line that contains the points (- 2,3) ( 6,- 2)? Algebra Graphs of Linear Equations and Functions Slope 1 Answer Anjali G Nov 22, 2016 #m=(y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_1)# #m=((-2)-(3))/((6)-(-2))# #m=(-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 2546 views around the world You can reuse this answer Creative Commons License