Is the Gateway Arch really a parabola?

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Is the Gateway Arch really a parabola?

2007-05-04 03:40:55 · 3 answers · asked by vtsoxfan92 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics

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No. It looks similar to a parabola but it's not. It is an inverted catenary.

Here is a link.

http://teachers.sduhsd.k12.ca.us/abrown/Activities/Matching/answers/Catenary.htm

2007-05-06 17:36:37 · answer #1 · answered by Northstar 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Yes the arch is a parabola.

link to photo is listed in the sources.

2007-05-04 10:44:48 · answer #2 · answered by Xi blind iX 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

here it is short and simple............
Yes!

2007-05-04 10:48:19 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋