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Submitted on 2/7/2004
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Where are parabolas found in real life siuations?

Answer by tati
Submitted on 4/13/2004
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bridges

Answer by mary
Submitted on 5/22/2004
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football

Answer by Luke
Submitted on 5/27/2004
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Golf, a free throw in basketball, satelites, volleyball

Answer by Veronica
Submitted on 11/25/2004
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Arches (aqueducts or old gothic style of architecture in buildings), astronaut training (the path of the falling plane when training for zero-gravity), gravity in general, dental arches, the arch in the sole of one's foot, domes (found in eggs, igloos, some buildings), etc...

Answer by kari
Submitted on 2/6/2005
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bridge,football, volleyball,baseball, headlights, rainbows etc.

Answer by Danielle
Submitted on 2/19/2005
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Stadiums, McDonalds, lenses etc.

Answer by momo4eva
Submitted on 3/16/2005
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arches ^_^ like the st.louis arch. Those fancy water thingies where the water goes up and comes down in an archy shape...lol wat r they called again?

Answer by Sarah
Submitted on 5/11/2005
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Eiffel Tower, McDonald's Arches, a rainbow, Bush Stadium, and the Vomit Comet.

Answer by Momo
Submitted on 5/26/2005
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The trajectory of a football.

Answer by ryan
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soccer and in arch construction

Answer by Priestess
Submitted on 9/24/2005
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flashlight reflectors

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Submitted on 10/2/2005
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St. Louis Arc, MCdonalds sign, umbrellas, u signs, waterfalls

Answer by jigger
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cheese

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cheese cubes

Answer by Sean
Submitted on 2/28/2006
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arch of your mouth, tire well of a car, letter "U"

Answer by alex
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bridges are not really good examples because the ropes from a suspension bridge form a catenary, which is an approximation of a parabola. NASA uses parabolas to mimic free fall.

Answer by Kelly
Submitted on 5/28/2007
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Parabolas are found in many places;such as in heaters/fans,in head lights on cars, the McDonalds arches, water fountains, the path of a ball, the cables on the Golden Gate Bridge, Parabolic Recievers, and many many others!

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Answer by Dr.Math
Submitted on 1/23/2006
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Parabola's can be used in soccer as well.

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McDonalds

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baseball holla

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satellite dishes

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headlights

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on animals and on us ie elbows

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when you pee

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fingerprints

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Skateboarding )half pipes(

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flashlight

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path of the water at a drinking fountain, car headlights and an ice skater when she jumps and lands.

Answer by Audrey
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The St. Louis Jefferson National Expansion Memorial Arch in Missouri, America. McDonald's golden arches, too.

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construction and architecture