SOLUTION: State the domain and range of y=x^2+1, Justify your answer thanks for all your help!

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Question 172053: State the domain and range of y=x^2+1, Justify your answer
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Domain: All Real Numbers because the function is a parabola and parabola's are continuous.
Range: y greater than or equal to 1 because since that is the turning point all y values must be greater than that ( only for a positive x^2, for a negative it would be y is less than the turning point).