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Answer 1 · 2017-08-16T20:40:56

$-7/5$

Slope = $( y_1-y_2)/(x_1-x_2)$ pointing in the points gives

Slope = ${5 - (-9)}/ (-3 -7)$ This gives

Slope = $14/-10$ = $7/-5$

Answer 2 · 2017-08-16T20:43:39

$m=-7/5$

If you are given two points, $(x_1,y_1)$ and $(x_2,y_2)$ , the slope, $m$ is defined to be:

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

In this case, the slope, $m$ is:

$m=(-9-5)/(7-(-3))$

$m=-14/10=-7/5$