2007-07-21 02:58:04 · 5 answers · asked by daneris f 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
normal curve
not parabola curve.
2007-07-21 03:03:47 · answer #1 · answered by iyiogrenci 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It could look like a parabola if it had these properties.
A parabola is a u-shaped curve with certain specific properties. Formally, a parabola is defined as follows: For a given point, called the focus, and a given line not through the focus, called the directrix, a parabola is the locus of points such that the distance to the focus equals the distance to the directrix.
Note: It is a common error to call any u-shaped curve a parabola. A parabola must satisfy the conditions listed above, and a parabola always has a quadratic equation.
2007-07-21 03:07:19 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on your church bell. It's possible that it's in the general shape of a parabola. However, in order to keep it from cracking, a large bell tends to be thicker at the rim.
(Generally, a church belle is hourglass-shaped, but often, her mother's sands have shifted.)
2007-07-21 03:09:08 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A church bell doesn't have a quadratic equation required of a parabola, therefore it is not.
2007-07-24 23:17:16 · answer #4 · answered by Jun Agruda 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No.
2007-07-21 03:07:13 · answer #5 · answered by bdc3141 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋