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Geometry Geometry Found in Sports Found in Sports
By Kevin Birdwhistell and Braxton Hill
Example No.1: Circle Circle: A plane curve everywhere
equidistant from a given fixed point, the center.
The circle is found at the very center of the court on the half-court line.
Ex. 2: Rectangle
A rectangle is a four-sided polygon (a flat shape with straight sides) where every angle
is a right angle (90°).
The whole field is a rectangle. Including the yard
lines and the end zone.
Ex.3: Semicircle
A half of a circle as divided by a diameter.
The top of the key is a semicircle.
Ex.4: Parallel LinesSide by side lines having
the same distance continuously between
them
Each yard line of a football field is
parallel to another.
Ex.5: SquareA plane figure with four equal straight
sides and four right angles.
The target on the center of
the backboard is a square.
Ex.6: Point
A particular spot, place, or position in an area
The bases on a baseball field are
points.
Ex.7: Sphere
a round solid figure, or its surface, with every point on its surface equidistant from its center.
A basketball is a sphere.
Ex.8: Concentric CircleDenoting circles, arcs, or other shapes that share the same center, the larger often completely surrounding the smaller
The target in archery is a concentric circle
Ex.9: Cylinder
The arrows body is a thin cylinder.
solid geometric figure with straight parallel sides and a circular or oval section.
Ex.10: Octagon
A plane figure with eight straight sides and eight angles.
In UFC the ring is an octagon.
Ex.11: PentagonA plane figure with five straight sides and five angles.
The black spots on a soccer ball are
pentagons.
Ex.12: Cone
In many agility sports conditioning they use cones as an obstacle.
A solid or hollow object that tapers from a circular or roughly circular base to a point.
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