y = x² + 6
the equation of a line in slope-intercept form is
y = mx + c ( m is the slope and c the y-intercept )
y = 0.5x - 0.2, y = 4x + 3 and y =
x + 
are all in slope- intercept form and represent equations of straight lines
y = x² + 6 is not in this form and is not a straight line equation.
In fact it is the equation of a parabola