Passing through the origin (0, 0), there are two lines tangent to the curve y =x + 1, one with negative slope and the other with positive slope. Find the value of the positive slope.

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Passing through the origin (0, 0), there are two lines tangent to the curve y =x + 1, one with negative slope and the other with
positive slope. Find the value of the positive slope.
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