Collapsing Compass Equivalent to Rigid Compass

Collapsing Compass Equivalent to Rigid Compass
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2019-02-05 01:48
This example demonstrates how to use a collapsing compass (a compass that can only draw circles with a fixed radius) to construct geometric figures, equivalent to a rigid compass (a compass that can maintain a fixed distance while moving). The core mathematical concepts include geometric constructions involving circles and line segments. Using GeoGebra commands Segment and Circle, the example shows how to draw a line segment between points A and B, and a circle with point A as the center and point B as the radius. Suitable for middle school and above students learning geometric constructions.

GeoGebra Commands & Parameters

  1. Segment(A, B) → a
  2. Circle(A, B) → c