Question

What is the slope of the line that contains the points (7, -3) and (-7, 4)?

Answer 1

`m = (y_2 - y_1)/(x_2 - x_1)`


`m = (-3 - 4)/(7 - (-7))`


`m = (-7)/(14)`


`m = -(1)/(2)`

Answer: The slope is -1/2.

Answer 2

Slope = (y2-y1)/(x2-x1) = (4-(-3))/(-7-7) = 7/(-14)= -1/2 or -0.5