SOLUTION: Can anhone help me with this one? I can only graph something in the y=mx+b formula, but I need yo graph x = y^2-1. Can anyone convert this to the y=mx+b type of formula?

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Question 48193: Can anhone help me with this one? I can only graph something in the y=mx+b formula, but I need yo graph x = y^2-1.

Can anyone convert this to the y=mx+b type of formula?
Answer by jake_6233(74) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Below is the graph of y=x^2-1 you don't want to convert the equation just graph it when you "swap" x and y the shape of the graph is the same but it rotates 90 degrees to the right. Also remember that x=y^-1 is not a function (it fails the vertical line test) The software only graphs functions.
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The point of this problem is to realize that the shape of the graph stays the same but that it rotates. Please let me know if you need more help with this problem