Question

What is the slope of the line that passes through the points (-5,0) and (7,8)?

Answer 1

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

Use the slope formula:

$m = \frac{y2 -y1}{x2 - x1}$

where m = slope

(-5, 0) -> means x1 = -5. y1 = 0

(7, 8) -> means x2 = 7 , y2 = 8

Substitute these values into the slope formula above and you get:

$m = \frac{y2 -y1}{x2 - x1} = \frac{8-0}{7- (-5)} = \frac{8}{7+5} = \frac{8}{12} = \frac{2}{3}$