Question

y = -x2 + 1 Graph the linear equation
PLEASE HELP!!! I have no idea on how to do this!!

Answer 1

x^2+1 is not a linear equation ...

but in general, you can graph by creating a table of point and plotting them

Answer 2

or if you have a graphing calculator (mines a ti83) go to Y= and key in the equation

Answer 3

ok So what do I do first?

Answer 4

I just have a regular calculator

Answer 5

I will just put the equation in google and I think it will give me a graph

Answer 6

google, or the wolf would be my ideas .. geogebra has some downloading to do which i shy away from

Answer 7

if this is about shifts and stuff; its good to remember the shape and position of the basic function y=x^2

Answer 8

ok I am about to put my equation in and then show it to you

Answer 9

then by adjustments, flip it by negative, and up it by +1

Answer 10

your notation is ambiguous as is: is it:\[y=-x^2+1\]
or
\[y=(-x)^2+1\]

Answer 11

when I put it in the graphing calculator it came out to be a curved line

Answer 12

it is a curved line

Answer 13

without any context of what 'linear' is refering to ... its anyones guess