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BasketballBasketballBasketball uses Basketball uses perpendicular lines to perpendicular lines to create sidelines, since create sidelines, since a basketball court has a basketball court has 90 degree angles.90 degree angles.Parallel lines are used Parallel lines are used for the free throw for the free throw line, half-court line, line, half-court line, and the sidelines to and the sidelines to keep the court a keep the court a rectangle.rectangle.

SoccerSoccer Perpendicular lines are used Perpendicular lines are used

to make the sidelines with 90 to make the sidelines with 90 degree angles and for the goal degree angles and for the goal box, since it too has 90 degree box, since it too has 90 degree angles.angles.

Parallel lines are used for the Parallel lines are used for the goal box, half-court line, and goal box, half-court line, and sidelines, so that they are sidelines, so that they are pointing the same direction.pointing the same direction.

TennisTennisIn this sport, perpendicular In this sport, perpendicular lines are used to create lines are used to create sidelines and the net, since sidelines and the net, since they form 90 degree angles they form 90 degree angles with each other.with each other.Parallel lines are used to Parallel lines are used to form serving lines, so the form serving lines, so the server has an even rectangle server has an even rectangle to serve from and into, not to to serve from and into, not to mention the net, so that it is mention the net, so that it is straight across the court.straight across the court.

BowlingBowling Parallel lines are used for the gutters, Parallel lines are used for the gutters,

so the bowler knows that there is a so the bowler knows that there is a definite area to roll the ball in, definite area to roll the ball in, otherwise the ball won’t knock down otherwise the ball won’t knock down any pins.any pins.

A bowler also wants to direct the A bowler also wants to direct the bowling ball in a parallel line to the bowling ball in a parallel line to the gutters, down the middle, so as to hit gutters, down the middle, so as to hit the pins in the middle and knock the pins in the middle and knock down as many as possible.down as many as possible.

FootballFootball Perpendicular lines are used for the sidelines, the goal Perpendicular lines are used for the sidelines, the goal

post, and the end zone, which all have 90 degree angles, post, and the end zone, which all have 90 degree angles, so that they are measurable and equal on both sides of so that they are measurable and equal on both sides of the field with the least hassle.the field with the least hassle.

Parallel lines, in this game, are used for the lines that Parallel lines, in this game, are used for the lines that mark distance on the field, the field goal, (so the bottom mark distance on the field, the field goal, (so the bottom bar is flat and parallel to the ground,) and for 1bar is flat and parallel to the ground,) and for 1stst downs, downs, since it is the only way to measure accurately if the since it is the only way to measure accurately if the distance is correct.distance is correct.

SoccerSoccer If parallel and perpendicular lines were If parallel and perpendicular lines were

taken out of Soccer, the game taken out of Soccer, the game wouldn’t be too different.wouldn’t be too different.

The field would have to be shaped like The field would have to be shaped like a circle to make it a regular shape.a circle to make it a regular shape.

The ball could start in the middle of The ball could start in the middle of the field still. There would just be a the field still. There would just be a smaller circle in the middle with two smaller circle in the middle with two bisecting lines to make sure the ball is bisecting lines to make sure the ball is in the middle, since the intersection of in the middle, since the intersection of these lines is the middle of the circle.these lines is the middle of the circle.

Soccer

• The Goal box would just be a half circle, as would the goal post.

• Soccer would be basically the same as it was before.

SoccerSoccer In this game, the strategy would be the In this game, the strategy would be the

same, only one would have to be wary of same, only one would have to be wary of curved lines to stay inside of instead of curved lines to stay inside of instead of straight ones.straight ones.

I think it would be more fun to play, since I think it would be more fun to play, since the field is round, so it would be different, the field is round, so it would be different, and players could play in a dome if they and players could play in a dome if they wanted.wanted.

A dome would be fun to watch indoor A dome would be fun to watch indoor soccer in and to play in, since the ball soccer in and to play in, since the ball would ricochet at unpredictable angles.would ricochet at unpredictable angles.

SoccerSoccer I think it would be about the same as a I think it would be about the same as a

game, my positive reasons are that it game, my positive reasons are that it could have a dome possibility, it would could have a dome possibility, it would be like no other game, and it would be like no other game, and it would have better technique necessities for have better technique necessities for scoring a goal in a half-circle goal.scoring a goal in a half-circle goal.

The negative would be the irregular The negative would be the irregular shapes, no good way to determine an shapes, no good way to determine an “average size”, and would be difficult to “average size”, and would be difficult to make a practical way to seat spectators.make a practical way to seat spectators.