Given Coordinates: x1 = -5 y1 = 3, x2 = 0 y2 = -7
Slope Formula: m =
Substitute the given coordinates into the Slope Formula and Simplify:m =
m = -2
Therefore, the Slope of a Line given points (-5, 3) and (0, -7) is equal to -2
Slope Formula: m =
y2 − y1/x2 − x1
Substitute the given coordinates into the Slope Formula and Simplify:m =
-7 − 3/0 − (-5)
m = -7 − 3/0 + 5
m = -10/5
m = – 10/5
(Greatest Common Factor of 10 and 5, GCF(10, 5) = 5)m = -2
Therefore, the Slope of a Line given points (-5, 3) and (0, -7) is equal to -2
