document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=8029>Question 8029</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do I find out if this equation (y=2x+1) is linear or not? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #4403 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=glabow><B>glabow(165)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=glabow><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=4403\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The slope-intercept form of a line is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y+=+mx+%2B+b ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y+=+mx+%2B+b\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. It would appear that this equation is of that form. It is, then, the equation of a line that has the slope 2 and crosses the y axis at 1.  </SPAN>\n" );
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