Cosine Function Demonstration by Richard Wade
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This example demonstrates the cosine function's graph and its geometric meaning, showing the calculation process through rotation and vector operations; core math concepts include cosine function, geometric transformations, vector operations, and parametric equations; construction highlights the use of GeoGebra commands/objects like Point, Rotate, Angle, Segment, Circle, Vector, Sequence, Function; suitable for high school mathematics teaching and function graph learning.
GeoGebra Commands & Parameters
Point(Ray[(0, 0), (-1, 0)]) → BRotate(A, θ, B) → PRotate(A, θ, B) → A'Angle(A, B, A') → αRotate(A, θ, B) → A'_1Angle(A, B, A'_1) → βSegment(Q, (x(Q), 0)) → eSegment((0, 0), (x(Q), 0)) → gCircle(B, A) → cSegment(B, P) → aVector((x(B), y(Corner[1])), (x(B), y(Corner[4]))) → uVector((0, y(Corner[1])), (0, y(Corner[4]))) → wVector((0, 0), (x(Corner[2]), 0)) → zSequence(Segment[((0.75 * i), 0), ((0.75 * i), -0.025)], i, 1, 4) → list1Segment(B, (x(P), 0)) → bSegment(P, (x(P), 0)) → hFunction(cos((120° * x)), 0, x(Q)) → fVector(B - (1.2, 0), B + (1.2, 0)) → vSequence(Segment[(0, (0.5 * i) - 1), (-0.025, (0.5 * i) - 1)], i, 0, 4) → list2Sequence(Segment[(x(B), (0.5 * i) - 1), (x(B) - 0.025, (0.5 * i) - 1)], i, 0, 4) → list3Sequence(Segment[B + ((0.5 * i) - 1, 0), B + ((0.5 * i) - 1, -0.025)], i, 0, 4) → list4Segment(Q, (0, y(Q))) → dPoint(Ray[(0, 0), (-1, 0)]) → B_1Rotate(A_1, θ, B_1) → P_1Rotate(A_1, θ, B_1) → A'_2Rotate(A_1, θ, B_1) → A'_3Circle(B_1, A_1) → c_1Segment(B_1, P_1) → a_1