SOLUTION: is this a linear equation y^2=4x+9? what is the slope and y intercept?

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Question 54021: is this a linear equation y^2=4x+9? what is the slope and y intercept?
Answer by Nate(3500) About Me  (Show Source):
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Since a variable is squared, you do not have linear equation.
Y-intercept:
y^2 = 4(0) + 9
y^2 = 9
y = +- 3
(0,-3) and (0,3)
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