Is This An Ellipse Or No?. A punter in football punts a ball, and it follows the path set by the equation y = -1/2(x - 35)2 + 75. Which of the conic sections does the path of the football take?

Circle

Ellipse

Parabola

Hyperbola

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Is This An Ellipse Or No?. A punter in football punts a ball, and it follows the path set by the equation y = -1/2(x - 35)2 + 75. Which of the conic sections does the path of the football take?
	
Circle
	
Ellipse
	
Parabola
	
Hyperbola

anonymous · Answer

that equation given is that of a parabola...you're answer is Parabola.

BUT
i posed this question in the physics group earlier and the model for a projectile is actually that of an ellipse... interesting huh?

anonymous · Answer

thanks :) and yeah that is interesting o.O

anonymous · Answer

yw...:)