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What is an example of a real world parabola and what is it's equation?

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Like filling a car with gasoline....
the car needs 8 gallons
it already has 3 gallons inside...
find x to find how many gallons of gas it still needs
P.S. it's 5
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In volleyball, after an underhand serve, the ball goes up and over the net reaching its maximum point, and then slopes downward back at the ground. This is a parabola. If the server hits the ball from directly behind the net (0,0), the net is 10ft high, and the ball goes 10ft across the court, then what is the equation?


Equation : y = 0.5(x-10)^2+5
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