math application problems part 1 gThe path a firework takes when launched can be mimicked by throwing a ball in the air. Throwing the ball straight up will make it go higher and land closer to you than throwing a ball at an angle, making a wider curve. This is called the trajectory. Whatever its trajectory, every firework follows a path that will be a parabola. That is dictated by physics, because what goes up, must come down. eometry unit 3