<prompt> Hlalosa mefuta e ikemetseng le e itšetlehileng ka palo ena: y 2x 1nan  <response>: Instruction in English: Identify the independent and dependent variables in this equation: y 2x 1 . Response in English: In the equation y 2x 1, the independent variable is x because its values can be freely chosen and it does not depend on another variable. Meanwhile, the dependent variable is y because its value depends on and is determined by the value of x. . Response in Sesotho: Ho equation y 2x 1, phapang e ikemetseng ke x hobane litekanyetso tsa eona li ka khethoa ka bolokolohi me ha li itšetlehe ka phetoho e ngoe. Ho sa le joalo, phapang e itšetlehileng ka y hobane boleng ba eona bo itšetlehile ka me bo khethoa ke boleng ba x. 