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Area and Perimeter Example by Sara Fagan

Area and Perimeter Example by Sara Fagan
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2015-03-26 10:40
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This example demonstrates how to calculate the area and perimeter of polygons using GeoGebra. The core math concepts involved include polygons, area, perimeter, and geometric transformations. Construction highlights the use of commands and objects like Point, Polygon, Dilate, PointIn, and Perimeter. Suitable for middle school and above students to learn geometric calculation methods.

GeoGebra Commands & Parameters

  1. Point(yAxis) → A
  2. Polygon(A, B, C, D) → poly1, a, b, c, d
  3. Dilate(A, 2.5, E) → A'
  4. Dilate(B, 2.5, E) → B'
  5. Dilate(C, 2.5, E) → C'
  6. Dilate(D, 2.5, E) → D'
  7. Polygon(A', B', C', D') → poly1', a', b', c', d'
  8. PointIn(poly1') → Pointpoly1'_1
  9. PointIn(poly1) → Pointpoly1_1
  10. Perimeter(poly1') → perimeterpoly1'
  11. PointIn(poly1') → Pointpoly1'
  12. Perimeter(poly1) → perimeterpoly1
  13. PointIn(poly1) → Pointpoly1

AI Drawing Prompt Reference

Draw a quadrilateral, then enlarge it by 2.5 times, select a point inside the enlarged quadrilateral and the original quadrilateral, and finally calculate the perimeters of both the enlarged and original quadrilaterals.
The prompt above was compiled from the original drawing commands and is for reference only.