y = 2x + 1 is a straight line.
Here's a graph of that equation.
here's the table of values for y = 2*x + 1 from x = -2 to x = 2
x y
-2 -3
-1 -1
0 1
1 3
2 5
It looks like you are forgetting to multiply first and then add.
in the formula 2 * x + 1, you need to do the multiplication first and then add.
if you put parentheses around the operations that need to be done first, then the equation would look like this:
(2 * x) + 1
if the value of x is 1, then 2 * 1 = 2 and then you add 1 to it to get 3.
follow the same procedure for all values of x and you'll be ok.