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AA Similarity Theorem

AA Similarity Theorem
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2020-12-15 21:32
TriangleAngleTransformationGeometric Construction
This example demonstrates the Angle-Angle Triangle Similarity Theorem using tools of transformational geometry. It constructs angles, rotates, and translates geometric objects to illustrate the properties of similar triangles. Commands used include Segment, Circle, Point, Angle, Rotate, Ray, Intersect, Line, Dilate, Vector, Polygon, Translate. Suitable for students in middle school and above learning about similar triangles.

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 two triangles, one original and one scaled similar triangle. Start with the original triangle's three sides. Then, using a point as center, draw circles with radii proportional to the original sides, and pick points on these circles to construct the scaled triangle. Measure two angles of the original triangle, and use rotations and rays to create corresponding angles, determining the third vertex of the scaled triangle. Next, translate the scaled triangle by vectors to create two translated copies. Finally, rotate one translated copy around a vertex of the original triangle by an angle equal to the difference between the angles of the translated triangle and the original triangle, illustrating the correspondence of similar triangles.
The prompt above was compiled from the original drawing commands and is for reference only.