which is in the slope intercept form
Write it as
Start at 1 on the y-axis:
The slope is the . From that green point draw a line
that goes up the numerator of the slope which is 2 units
('up' since it's positive), and then draw a line to the right 1
unit, since the the denominator of the slope is 1, like the vertical
and horizontal green lines below:
Then get a ruler and draw a line from the point where you began
to where you ended up:
Edwin