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Texas Instruments: Parabolas: Numb3 Rs: Structural Corruption

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Based off of the hit television show NUMB3RS, this lesson helps students understand how changing the values of y=a(x-b)^2+c changes the graph of the associated parabola. This is framed in the context of a bridge jumper, who enters the water at an unexpected distance from the bridge. Technology plays a heavy role in this activity.

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