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

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Answer 1 · 2016-01-10T00:43:22

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

$y = a x^{2} + b x + c$ $y=ax^2+bx+c$

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

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How do you identify the following equation y=x2+1y = x^2 + 1 as that of a line, a circle, an ellipse, a parabola, or a hyperbola.?