AA Similarity Theorem: Proof using Transformational Geometry

AA Similarity Theorem: Proof using Transformational Geometry
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2018-08-14 00:49
This example demonstrates how to prove the AA similarity theorem using transformational geometry tools. The key mathematical concepts include triangle similarity, angle equality, and transformation operations. Construction involves GeoGebra commands such as Segment, Circle, Rotate, Dilate, etc. Suitable for middle or high school mathematics to understand properties of similar triangles and geometric construction.

GeoGebra Commands & Parameters

  1. Segment(A, B) → a
  2. Segment(B, C) → b
  3. Segment(C, A) → c
  4. Circle(D, (k * a)) → d
  5. Point(d) → E
  6. Segment(D, E) → e
  7. Circle(E, (k * b)) → f
  8. Angle(A, B, C) → α
  9. Rotate(D, α, E) → D'
  10. Angle(D, E, D') → β
  11. Ray(E, D') → g
  12. Intersect(f, g, 1) → F
  13. Angle(C, A, B) → γ
  14. Rotate(E, (-γ), D) → E'
  15. Angle(E', D, E) → δ
  16. Ray(D, E') → h
  17. Segment(D, E') → i
  18. Segment(E', E) → j
  19. Line(E, D') → l
  20. Line(E, D') → n
  21. Circle(D, (k * c)) → p
  22. Ray(D, E') → m
  23. Intersect(p, m, 1) → G
  24. Segment(E, G) → q
  25. Segment(D, G) → r
  26. Dilate(D, If[0 < s ≤ 1, 1 - s], A) → D'_1
  27. Vector(D, D'_1) → u
  28. Polygon(A, C, B) → poly1, b_1, a_1, c_1
  29. Polygon(D, E, G) → poly2, g_1, d_1, e_1
  30. Translate(D, u) → D'_2
  31. Translate(E, u) → E'_1
  32. Translate(G, u) → G'
  33. Polygon(D'_2, E'_1, G') → poly2', g', d'_2, e'_1
  34. Vector(D, A) → v
  35. Translate(D, v) → D'_3
  36. Translate(E, v) → E'_2
  37. Translate(G, v) → G'_1
  38. Polygon(D'_3, E'_2, G'_1) → poly2'_1, g'_1, d'_3, e'_2
  39. Segment(D'_1, G') → t
  40. Segment(E'_1, D'_1) → h_1
  41. Segment(A, G'_1) → i_1
  42. Segment(G'_1, E'_2) → j_1
  43. Segment(E'_2, A) → k_1
  44. Angle(C, A, E'_2) → ε
  45. If(ε > γ, ε - γ, γ - ε) → ζ
  46. Rotate(D'_3, If[1 < s ≤ 2, ((-(s - 1)) * ζ), (-ζ)], A) → H
  47. Rotate(E'_2, If[1 < s ≤ 2, ((-(s - 1)) * ζ), (-ζ)], A) → I
  48. Rotate(G'_1, If[1 < s ≤ 2, ((-(s - 1)) * ζ), (-ζ)], A) → J
  49. Polygon(H, I, J) → poly3, j_2, h_2, i_2
  50. Segment(A, J) → l_1
  51. Segment(A, I) → m_1
  52. Segment(I, J) → n_1
  53. Dilate(J, If[2 < s ≤ 3, 3 - s, 0], C) → J'
  54. Dilate(I, If[2 < s ≤ 3, 3 - s, 0], B) → I'
  55. Segment(I', J') → p_1
  56. Angle(A, I', J') → η
  57. Angle(A, I, J) → θ
  58. Angle(D'_2, E'_1, G') → ι
  59. Angle(J, A, I) → λ
  60. Angle(G', D'_1, E'_1) → μ
  61. Polygon(A, J', I') → poly4, i', a_2, j'
  62. Angle(A, I, J) → ν
  63. Segment(G'_1, E'_2) → q_1
  64. Segment(G', E'_1) → f_1
  65. Angle(G'_1, A, E'_2) → κ
  66. Angle(A, E'_2, G'_1) → ξ
  67. Rotate(D'_3, ((s - 1) * ζ), A) → K
  68. Rotate(D'_3, If[1 < s ≤ 2, ((s - 1) * ζ), ζ], A) → L
  69. Rotate(E'_2, If[1 < s ≤ 2, ((s - 1) * ζ), ζ], A) → M
  70. Rotate(G'_1, If[1 < s ≤ 2, ((s - 1) * ζ), ζ], A) → N
  71. Polygon(L, M, N) → poly5, n_2, l_2, m_2
  72. Dilate(M, If[2 < s ≤ 3, 3 - s, 0], B) → M'
  73. Dilate(N, If[2 < s ≤ 3, 3 - s, 0], C) → N'
  74. Segment(M', N') → r_1
  75. Polygon(A, M', N') → poly6, n', a_3, m'
  76. Angle(A, M', N') → ο
  77. Angle(A, M, N) → ρ
  78. Segment(A, M) → t_1
  79. Segment(M, N) → b_2
  80. Segment(A, N) → c_2
  81. Angle(B, A, C) → σ
  82. Angle(G, E, D) → τ
  83. Angle(N, M, A) → υ
  84. Angle(N', M', A) → ϕ

AI Drawing Prompt Reference

Draw a triangle and a circle centered at one vertex. Connect the center to a point on the circle, then draw another circle centered at this point. Rotate the first circle by an angle of the triangle, intersecting with a line to find a point. Construct another triangle using the second circle and the line. Transform the triangle through scaling and rotation to another position, demonstrating similarity.
The prompt above was compiled from the original drawing commands and is for reference only.