Step 1: Write out the slope-intercept formula for the equation of a straight line
[tex]\begin{gathered} y=mx+b \\ \text{where m is the slope} \end{gathered}[/tex]Step 2: Find the slope of the line y = x + b
Thus , using the slope-intercept formula
The equation
[tex]\begin{gathered} y=x+b \\ m=1 \\ \text{has m is the coefficient of x} \end{gathered}[/tex]Hence the slope of the equation y = x + b is 1
Reason: slope is the coefficient of x
