Answer
$m = -5$
Work Step by Step
We are given the two points $(1, 1)$ and $(2, -4)$.
Let's use the formula to find the slope $m$ given two points:
$m = \frac{y_2 - y_1}{x_2 - x_1}$,
where $(x_1, y_1)$ and $(x_2, y_2)$ are points on the line.
Let's plug in the values into this formula:
$m = \frac{-4 - 1}{2 - 1}$
Subtract the numerator and denominator to simplify:
$m = \frac{-5}{1}$
Simplify by dividing the numerator by the denominator:
$m = -5$
