Parabola from 3 points

Based on Terry Lee Lindenmuth's material. Uses matrices to calculate a parabola from 3 points. (The parabola's directrix is parallel to the x-axis.) we use a green laserpointer mounted on a rotating base and shine the laser at our projection screen. Once 3 points are matched, the laser draws the same parabola on the wall.

 

Martin Fischer

 
Resource Type
Activity
Tags
parabola 
Target Group (Age)
14 – 18
Language
English
 
 
 
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