Word Problems Using Parabolas
Read this topicExplanations 3
- (Video) Parabola Word Problems by Ms. Feeley Here's a video by Ms. Feeley going over some word problems involving parabolas. Summary The equation x2=32yx^2=32yx2=32y models cros…
By Alex Federspiel, Anusha Rahman
- Word Problem: Example You are a contractor for the city, and you have been asked to find the quadratic equation of an arch in one of the city parks. You only know the width of t…
By Anusha Rahman
- Parabola Word Problems A parabola is a U-shaped curve that often appears in real-life word problems, like the path of a thrown ball or the shape of a satellite dish. Many word p…
By Anusha Rahman
Problems 6
- Laura noticed that a piece of art in her neighborhood was an arch in the shape of a parabola. Having just learned about parabolas she decides to figure out the equation for it. …
- A parabolic microphone is used on the sidelines for sports to pick up audio for broadcasting purposes. One of the microphones has a reflector dish with a diameter of 24 inches a…
- Cam threw a coin as hard as he could. The path the coin took could be modeled by the equation y=−110x2+32xy=-\frac1{10}x^2+\frac32xy=−101x2+23x. What is the max height the coi…
- Jesse needs to design a bridge. It has to be 1500 feet long with an arch of height 300 feet. What is the equation to model the parabola the bridge makes?
- In Wyoming there's a cave called Souhaits Chanceux, and is rumored to grant people's wishes if they spend a night in it. It's in a perfect parabolic shape being 16 feet high and…
- Andy want to make money walking dogs. He knows that the farthest he can walk is 5 miles, and for each dog he brings, he walks 0.5 miles less. If he charges 5 dollars per mile pe…