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1.4 Parabolas - Tangent Method

1) The document describes how to trace the path of a water jet discharged at a 45 degree angle using the tangent method for drawing parabolas. 2) Key steps include drawing the base line and axis, constructing tangents from points divided along two lines drawn at 45 degrees from the base points, and drawing a parabola that touches these tangent lines. 3) The scale for the problem is provided as 1/100 since the maximum horizontal distance of 8.5 meters is scaled down to 85 mm.

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1.4 Parabolas - Tangent Method

1) The document describes how to trace the path of a water jet discharged at a 45 degree angle using the tangent method for drawing parabolas. 2) Key steps include drawing the base line and axis, constructing tangents from points divided along two lines drawn at 45 degrees from the base points, and drawing a parabola that touches these tangent lines. 3) The scale for the problem is provided as 1/100 since the maximum horizontal distance of 8.5 meters is scaled down to 85 mm.

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Q) A fountain jet discharges water at an


angle of 450 to the horizontal. It travels a
maximum horizontal distance of 8.5 meters & O
falls on the ground. Trace the path of the jet,
assuming it to be parabolic. 3 1’

Ans) The path of the ball is a parabola & is to 2 2’

be drawn by tangent method (in a triangle). 1 3’

Base AB=85 mm; Angle = 450 .


A C B

1) Draw base AB=85, & at mid point C, draw


the axis of unknown length.

5) Draw a parabola such that it


touches these lines externally only at
one point so that the lines are tangents
C
A B to the parabola.
0
2) At A, draw a line at 45 to cut axis line at
O. Join AO & BO.
O

450
450
A C B

3) Divide AO & BO into same no.of equal


parts & label them as 1,2,3.. & This method is called as tangent method.
1’,2’,3’…
O
Scale = 85 mm/ 8.5 m
3 1’

2’
= 85 mm / (8.5*1000) mm
2

1 3’ = 1/100.

A C B Hence at the end of problem, mention


the scale as 1/100.

Dimensioning is to be done as usual.


4) Join points 1-1’, 2-2’, 3-3’, etc to get
tangents of the parabola.

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