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Art Integrated Maths Project: Curves and Conics in Real Life Objects and Structures

This document discusses curves and conics in real-life structures. It defines common conic sections like circles, ellipses, parabolas and hyperbolas through their geometric properties and equations. Examples provided of structures that incorporate these curves include the Eiffel Tower whose base is a parabola, nuclear power plant chimneys that are hyperboloids, and the Roman Colosseum whose perimeter is an ellipse. Real-world applications of mathematics concepts in architecture and design are explored.

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Art Integrated Maths Project: Curves and Conics in Real Life Objects and Structures

This document discusses curves and conics in real-life structures. It defines common conic sections like circles, ellipses, parabolas and hyperbolas through their geometric properties and equations. Examples provided of structures that incorporate these curves include the Eiffel Tower whose base is a parabola, nuclear power plant chimneys that are hyperboloids, and the Roman Colosseum whose perimeter is an ellipse. Real-world applications of mathematics concepts in architecture and design are explored.

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ART INTEGRATED MATHS PROJECT

CURVES AND CONICS IN REAL LIFE OBJECTS AND STRUCTURES

Name: Komal Rampuria


Class: 12 C-2
Roll Number: 16
Subject: Mathematics
Curves

A circle is a closed two-dimensional figure in which A parabola is a curve where any point is at an equal
the set of all the points in the plane is equidistant distance from:
from a given point called “centre”. • a fixed point (the focus ), and

(x-h)2 + (y-k)2 = r2 • a fixed straight line (the directrix )


Where The equations of parabolas in different orientations are
(x,y) are the coordinate points as follows:
(h,k) is the coordinate of the centre of a circle y2 = 4ax, y2 = −4ax
r is the radius of a circle. x2 = 4ay, x2 = −4ay

An ellipse is the set of all points on a plane whose A hyperbola is a type of smooth curve lying in a plane,
distance from two fixed points add up to a defined by its geometric properties or by equations for
constant. which it is the solution set
By placing an ellipse on an x-y graph (with its By placing a hyperbola on an x-y graph (centered over the x-
major axis on the x-axis and minor axis on the y- axis and y-axis), the equation of the curve is:
axis), the equation of the curve is:
x2a2 − y2b2 = 1
x2a2 + y2b2 = 1
OBJECTS AND STRUCTURES INVOLVING CONICS AND CURVES

Eiffel Tower, Paris

The bottom of the Eiffel tower is a parabola and it can be interpreted as


a negative parabola because it opens down
The huge chimney of a nuclear power plant
has the shape of a hyperboloid, as does the
architecture of the lamps

James S. Mcdonnell Planetarium


Roman Colosseum, Italy

The Colosseum, which appears to be circular, is actually an ellipse. A


skeletal structure, the Colosseum is constructed of a variety of stones
including marble, travertine, yellow tufa, gray tufa, and peperino; additional
materials such as concrete, wood, and bricks were also employed.
BIBLIOGRAPHY

● https://www.airpano.com/360article/italy-rome-colosseum/
● https://english.mathrubhumi.com/travel/world/eiffel-tower-to-reopen-
after-longest-closure-since-wwii-1.4840451
● https://www.slsc.org/explore/mcdonnell-planetarium/
● https://www.mathsisfun.com/

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