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The Teaching of Easy Calculus to Boys. (Continued from p. 208.)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 November 2016

W. Knowles
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Another useful application is that the parabola, in the form y = –k.x2, represents the path of a projectile. The boys at this stage have already dealt with equations of the form y= ±(x–a)(x–b), and are able to find the points where the curve is cut by the x or the y-axis.

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The Mathematical Gazette , Volume 7 , Issue 111 , May 1914 , pp. 322 - 325
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Copyright © Mathematical Association 1914

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