Parabolas+-+Third+Hour

A plane curve formed by the intersection of a right circular cone with a plane parallel to a generator of the cone; the set of points in a plane that are equidistant from a fixed line and a fixed point in the same plane or in a parallel plane. -Definition courtesy of dictionary.com-

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I am the x squared I resemble a horse shoe I can be a "U"

Natural Parabola!

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The fountains in front of the Bellagio hotel in Las Vegas are parabolas. http://www.pen.k12.va.us/Div/Winchester/jhhs/math/gifs5/bellagio.jpg

The suspension on this bridge is in the shape of a parabola! http://www.pen.k12.va.us/Div/Winchester/jhhs/math/gifs5/bridge.jpg

These are examples of parabolas. [|www.enchantedlearning.com]