is pool related to geometry??

Question

and if it is, how??

Answer 1

yep... in high school my geometry teacher always used pool as an example. its been a while but its basically like using angles and reflections to make a shot. like you can imagine an angle, or more commonly imagine the reflection of a point in order to make a bank shot. sorry.. is kind of hard to explain lol

Answer 2

When you play pool, you won't always directly hit the ball into the pocket right, sometimes you have to make the ball hit the sides of the table so that it can reflect and go another direction, getting to the pocket. Do you see where I am going with this? Geometry involves angles and reflections, and you can use this knowledge in playing pool to win. By using geometry you have a better change of beating your opponent because you can try different paths that the cue ball can take. You should try playing pool on yahoo games, and test it out. Good Luck.

Answer 3

Yes..Geometry is the basis for all math and pool deals with angles, forces, mass, and betting....

Answer 4

Yes it is, but I could never get the hang of it. I wasn't very good at geometry!

Answer 5

Well it's related to angles. Because the angle and the way you hit the ball will determine the angle it will bounce off the side.

Answer 6

It's related to geometry - angles - and physics - how hard you hit the ball and how it affects other balls.

Answer 7

Totally! ya...i always try to think about angles and stuff when I play...but it all depends on how well you hit it. and me...im not too accurate, so regardless of how well i plan out the shot, it may not come out too great. plus the table may have lint on it and there may be air currents....

Answer 8

the table is rectangular, and the balls are circular.
It's also related to algebra: +2 points

Answer 9

Well, if you hit the ball just right, you can form a triangle

Answer 10

Third cousin, twice removed.