Question 828396
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The slope of a line is the coefficient of x when the 
equation of the line is is solved for y.

y = 7x+2 

is already solved for y.  The coefficient of x is 7,
so the slope of the line is 7. 

FYI, the +2 indicates that the line crosses the y-axis at the
point (0,2).

Edwin</pre>