Parallel Parking Mathematics - Attempt 1 (METRIC version, Nov 20, 2010)Back to mathematics of parking page Note: The animation below uses metric units. See original page for animation using U.S. customary units. A demonstration of the mathematics behind a somewhat widely publicized story British Mathematician Perfects Parallel Parking (Dec 15, 2009). Drag the sliders to vary each parameter. Press the pause button in the lower left corner to stop animation. It may take a moment for the Java applet to load below. Go ahead and
"accept" if prompted. The alert sounds threatenting, but it's
safe. Dude, trust me. Three applications of the Pythagorean Theorem confirm this equation. Assumptions:
Jerome A White, December 15, 2009, Created with GeoGebra |