SOLUTION: Please give me two examples of real life objects that incorporate parabolic shapes. What is a parabolic shape? I am not doing so well in math class.

Question 314408: Please give me two examples of real life objects that incorporate parabolic shapes. What is a parabolic shape? I am not doing so well in math class.
Answer by rapaljer(4671) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A parabolic shape is like the dish (receiver) on top of a cell phone tower. Also, your cell phone transmits by way of parabolic reflectors. Secondly, the reflector behind the light bulb of a flashlight that causes the flashlight to put out a beam instead of lighting the room with a light like a candle.

A parabolic shape is a curve such that parallel lines that come into the shape will all be reflected into a single point called the focal point.

Dr. Robert J. Rapalje, Retired
Seminole State College of Florida
Altamonte Springs Campus
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