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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: SSC-ADMRL on January 05, 2002, 02:17:00 pm

Title: math wiz's help!
Post by: SSC-ADMRL on January 05, 2002, 02:17:00 pm

i got a test on monday can anyone tell me the formual to find the height of a perable

ehhah thanks

Title: math wiz's help!
Post by: CP5670 on January 05, 2002, 02:19:00 pm

heh, is that parabola?

anyway I think that can only be done if the equation is of the form y=-(x+A)²+B

What I do is to find dy/dx, set the thing equal to zero and solve for it. (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/wink.gif)

Title: math wiz's help!
Post by: SSC-ADMRL on January 05, 2002, 03:01:00 pm

damn i should pay more attention to the spelling  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/smile.gif)
i think thatm ight be it