Vertex representation of basketball throwing
- Author:
- מכון דוידסון לחינוך מדעי
- Topic:
- Parabola
basketball throwing has approximately a shape of parabola. Hence, we can find variables a,p & k such that f(x)=a(x-p)^2+k will represent a parabola that the ball's orbit pass through it. In this applet you can try to find variables that will match to the ball's orbit in the picture.