document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=322248>Question 322248</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I'm trying to find a way that quadrati equations actually have practical day to day uses. But I'm struggling. For example, how can a quadratic equation help a basketball player make accurate free throws? Or help an engineer build an amusement park ride?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I doubt math would help a basketball player.  That's a motor skill.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The analysis of structures involves math, usually trig and algebra.  The speed of the cars on a roller coaster can be a quadratic eqn, similar to calculating the path of a projectile.\r<BR>\n" );
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