Projectile+and+Parabolas

=Projectiles!=

Parabolas are related to projectiles. As you might have noticed, when an item is launched into the air it forms a parabola! The relationship between time and the height of the projectile is also a parabola when graphed. What other observations and example of projectiles can you find? Post them here.

Here is a great animation of a projectile that a student created last year: media type="custom" key="5726175" To play the video press the space bar!

Links to our catapult projectile movies will go here.

Simon's post This could fit in either sports or projectiles. When the ball is kicked, it is launched through the air along a parabola. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=mY1yZpEIDd4

Will's Post When a sniper fires a round, they must take into account the quadratics formula, optomised for projectiles, to hit a target at a long distance. The best snipers have the equation memorized, while also taking into account other variables such as wind.