Measure the distance from the floor to your shoulder (5'6) when you are standing.
Suppose you release an arrow and it hits the target at a point 5 ft above the
ground. Sketch a possible parabolic path of your arrow’s fl ight using this
information.

Question

Measure the distance from the floor to your shoulder (5'6) when you are standing. 
Suppose you release an arrow and it hits the target at a point 5 ft above the  
ground. Sketch a possible parabolic path of your arrow’s fl ight using this 
information.

campbell_st · Answer

well a parabola is a curve

so the arrow could curve down or up

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which do you think is more likely...