Question

use the two given points and calculate the slope (5,7),(0,17)

Answer 1

Answer:

-2

Explanation:

The slope of a line that passes through two points (x1, y1) and (x2, y2) can be calculated as

$slope=\frac{y_2-y_1}{x_2-x_1}$

Replacing (x1, y1) = (5, 7) and (x2, y2) = (0, 17), we get

$slope=\frac{17-7}{0-5}=\frac{10}{-5}=-2$

Therefore, the slope is -2