What is the slope of #y=2x+1 #?

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Answer 1 · 2018-08-02T19:06:42

The the slope is 2.

#y = 2x + 1#

This equation is in slope-intercept form, shown below:
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Based on the image, we know that the slope is the value multiplied by #x#. Therefore, the the slope is 2.

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Answer 2 · 2018-08-02T21:38:23

#2#

The good thing is that this equation is in slope-intercept form

#y=mx+b#, with slope #m# and a #y#-intercept of #b#.

From pattern matching, we see that our slope is #2#.

Hope this helps!