Question

How do you identify the following equation `y = x^2 + 1` as that of a line, a circle, an ellipse, a parabola, or a hyperbola.?

Answer 1

This is a parabola , which is of the form ...

`y=ax^2+bx+c`

Explanation:

For this problem, `a=1, b=0, c=1`

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