Persamaan garis lurus eksplisit merupakan persamaan garis lurus yang menunjukkan secara langsung besar gradien garis tersebut. Bentuk eksplisit dari persamaan garis lurus yaitu [img width=79,height=22]data:image/png;base64,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[/img], dengan [img width=14,height=22]data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAA4AAAAWCAMAAADHE10VAAAAAXNSR0IArs4c6QAAAGBQTFRFAAAAAAAAAAA6AABmADpmADqQAGa2OgA6OpCQOpDbZgAAZgA6ZjoAZmaQZrb/kDoAkGY6kJC2kNvbkNv/tmYAtmZmtpBmttv/tv//25A62////7Zm/9uQ/9u2//+2///b/zCyLwAAAAF0Uk5TAEDm2GYAAAAJcEhZcwAADsQAAA7EAZUrDhsAAAAZdEVYdFNvZnR3YXJlAE1pY3Jvc29mdCBPZmZpY2V/7TVxAAAAXElEQVQoU8WPWRKAIAxDgxuCu6DIItz/lrbjHbQ/aV+TmRb4qcoq5nsUirQNwOlsvwXfTC7WF51Ulg6w1EbeIklDSBEiDLAnDwZZzzwyZJTkfrjX5ymWdWW+++4BBXEE1ZY1R1EAAAAASUVORK5CYII=[/img] adalah gradien dari garis dan [img width=8,height=22]data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAgAAAAWCAMAAADKDS1SAAAAAXNSR0IArs4c6QAAAEVQTFRFAAAAAAAAAABmADpmADqQOgAAOgA6OjqQOma2ZgAAZrbbZrb/kDpmkGY6kNv/tmYAttv/tv//25Bm2////9uQ/9u2//+2DkDjXAAAAAF0Uk5TAEDm2GYAAAAJcEhZcwAADsQAAA7EAZUrDhsAAAAZdEVYdFNvZnR3YXJlAE1pY3Jvc29mdCBPZmZpY2V/7TVxAAAAPElEQVQYV2NgoBoQ5WVkZBJkYBDj5BAWYRdmYOBnARJAIMbJDbFEhI0PwhDj5GIQ5QGqZRBiZWQWoNgJAJxhAZ7Ima8uAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC[/img] adalah konstanta. Contoh bentuk eksplisit adalah [img width=76,height=22]data:image/png;base64,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[/img], sehingga gradiennya adalah [img width=9,height=22]data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAkAAAAWCAMAAAAlz0ZsAAAAAXNSR0IArs4c6QAAAD9QTFRFAAAAAAAAAAA6AGa2OgAAOjqQOma2OpC2OpDbZgAAZpDbZrb/kDoAtmYAtpBm25A62////7Zm/9uQ//+2///b2dlh5wAAAAF0Uk5TAEDm2GYAAAAJcEhZcwAADsQAAA7EAZUrDhsAAAAZdEVYdFNvZnR3YXJlAE1pY3Jvc29mdCBPZmZpY2V/7TVxAAAAS0lEQVQYV2NgIB2I8LEwMnEB9YnwsAsw8DNyQ40Q5uSAsoRYYGK8zFAhflYBCIufDcoQBDKE2IAiQiApfqBeER5GEICZQrrLUHUAANnYAc4Lle6XAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC[/img].