Question

What is the slope of a line that contains the points (12,17) and (-8,-17)

Answer 1

$\frac{y2 - y1}{x2 - x1}$
$\frac{ - 17 - 17}{ - 8 - 12} = \frac{ - 34}{ - 20} = \frac{17}{10}$
Alternative forms:
$1 \frac{7}{10} \: or \: 1.7$
Slope: 17/10
Equation : y= 17/10x