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Why x² Makes That Curve

Name: Why x² Makes That Curve
Duration: 305 s
Description: Every basketball shot flies the same curve. Squaring is fast and mirrored — and the parabola is inevitable. Roots are where it lands.

Every basketball shot flies the same curve. Squaring is fast and mirrored — and the parabola is inevitable. Roots are where it lands.

Every basketball shot, every fountain jet, every thrown thing draws the exact same curve. Why this shape?

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