SOLUTION: What is the conic y=x^2?

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Question 858412: What is the conic y=x^2?
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parabola.

Both variables squared and equal coefficients: Circle

Both variables squared and unequal but same sign coefficients: Ellipse

Both variables squared and coefficients opposite sign: Hyperbola

Only one variable squared: Parabola

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