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The Math Forum: Ask Dr. Math: Equation for an Arch

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A student with a summertime carpenter job asks Dr. Math how to draw an arch. Dr. Math responds by showing how the equation of the parabola can be generated by having three distinct points of the parabola known.

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 2 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)