Build Your Own Right Triangular Prism by Tim Brzezinski (2)

Build Your Own Right Triangular Prism by Tim Brzezinski (2)
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2017-11-19 09:57
This example demonstrates how to construct and explore a right triangular prism with a dynamic and modifiable interface. Users can delve into geometric properties like volume and surface area. Key math concepts include solid geometry, polygon area calculation, and vectors. Construction highlights involve commands/objects like Segment, Circle, Intersect, Polygon, Prism, OrthogonalLine, Line, Angle, Textfield, Volume in GeoGebra. Suitable for high school students and math enthusiasts for geometry learning and exploration.

GeoGebra Commands & Parameters

  1. Segment(A, B) → f
  2. Circle(A, b) → d
  3. Circle(B, c) → e
  4. Intersect(d, e) → C, D, ,
  5. Segment(A, C) → g
  6. Segment(C, B) → i
  7. Polygon(A, B, C) → t1, c_1, a_1, b_1
  8. Prism(t1, (-h)) → j, F, edgeCH, edgeFG, edgeGH, edgeFH, G, H, faceABGF, faceBCHG, faceACHF, faceFGH, edgeAF, edgeBG
  9. OrthogonalLine(C, f) → k
  10. Line(A, B) → l
  11. Intersect(l, xAxis) → I
  12. Intersect(k, l) → J
  13. Segment(C, J) → m
  14. Angle(B, J, C) → α
  15. Textfield(b) → InputBox2
  16. Textfield(a) → InputBox1
  17. Textfield(c) → InputBox3
  18. Textfield(h) → InputBox4
  19. Volume(j) → VOL