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Cone Cross Sections by cbannon

Cone Cross Sections by cbannon
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2017-03-01 01:06
Coordinate GeometrySolid GeometryGeometric Construction
This example demonstrates the cross sections of a cone. It involves key concepts from conic geometry and coordinate geometry. Using GeoGebra commands such as Polygon, PointIn, Translate, and Rotate, it dynamically shows the shapes of cross sections formed by different planes intersecting a cone. Suitable for high school mathematics education and learning.

GeoGebra Commands & Parameters

  1. Polygon(B + (-2, -2), B + (2, -2), B + (2, 2), B + (-2, 2)) → poly3, e, f, g, i
  2. PointIn(poly3) → C
  3. Translate((0, 0, 0), Vector[B, C]) → A
  4. Polygon(A + (-4, -4), A + (4, -4), A + (4, 4), A + (-4, 4)) → poly1, a, b, c, d
  5. Rotate(Rotate[Translate[poly1, Vector[A, A + (0, 0, h)]], (90° * s), A + (0, 0, h), yAxis], (90° * t), A, zAxis) → poly2
  6. Rotate(D, 120°, (0, 0, 0)) → E
  7. Cone((0, 0, 0), (0, 0, 4), 2) → m, e_1, o
  8. Polygon(D, E, 3, xOyPlane) → poly4, j, k, l, F
  9. PointIn(poly2) → G
  10. PointIn(poly2) → H
  11. PointIn(poly2) → I
  12. Plane(G, I, H) → n
  13. IntersectPath(n, m) → poly6
  14. OrthogonalLine(A, n) → d_1
  15. Ends(m) → g_1, g_1_1