The given equation is
[tex]y=2x+1[/tex]To graph a line, we just need two points.
When x = 0.
[tex]y=2\cdot0+1=1[/tex]The first point is (0,1).
When y = 0.
[tex]\begin{gathered} 0=2x+1 \\ -1=2x \\ x=-\frac{1}{2} \end{gathered}[/tex]The second point is (-1/2, 0).