Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
Slope = (y2 - y1) / (x2 - x1)
y2 = 7
y1 = 2
x2 = 6
x1 = - 5
There is no particular reason for choosing which one is (x2,y2) and (x1,y1) The slope would turn out to be the same which ever way you tried it.
slope = (7 - 2)/(6 - - 5) Notice the double minus. One of the minus symbols belongs to the formula and the other belongs to the 5
slope = 5/(6 + 5)
slope = 5/11
Answer:
[tex]\frac{5}{11}[/tex]
Step-by-step explanation:
The slope of a line that passes through points [tex](x_1, y_1)[/tex] and [tex](x_2, y_2)[/tex] is given by:
[tex]m=\frac{y_2-y_1}{x_2-x_1}[/tex]
Let:
[tex](x_1,y_1)=(-5,2),\\(x_2, y_2)=(6,7)[/tex]
The slope of the line, [tex]m[/tex], that passes through these points is equal to:
[tex]n=\frac{7-2}{6-(-5)}=\frac{5}{6+5}=\boxed{\frac{5}{11}}[/tex]
