[50 Word Friday] Math in Christmas Lights

When looking at Christmas lights with a child, you see things you might never have seen before.

Lights around a window make a rectangle. Lights that droop might be a parabolic or catenary curve.

And some people hang their Christmas lights in triangles!

What shapes are in your Christmas lights?

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