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I started expressing t in terms of x and y

1) x=3t-1; t=(x+1)/3
2) y = \(12t^2\); \(t^2\)=\(\frac{y}{12}\) oops, I cant get rid of the power, because +-\(\frac{y}{12}\) is possible

So I went back to the first expression and expressed it as \(t^2\); \(t^2\)=\((x+1)^2\)/9

Now I have an equation:
\(\frac{y}{12}\)=\((x+1)^2\)/9
y=4\((x + 1)^2\)/3


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How did you get from \(\frac{y}{12}\)=\((x+1)^2\)/9
y=4\((x + 1)^2\)/3
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I believe the formatting of the answers can be misleading/ambiguous; I thought option D was expressed to the power of 2/3, rather than squared and the total expression divided by 3. I suggest changing it.
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