Dilation Example by henry

Dilation Example by henry
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2015-12-05 01:24
This example demonstrates the process of performing a similarity transformation on a polygon in a two-dimensional plane. The core mathematical concepts involved include similarity transformation, scale factor, vectors, and polygon construction. The construction utilizes GeoGebra commands and objects such as Polygon, Dilate, and various points and shapes labeled e, A, B, C, poly1, c, a, b, d, D, A', B', C', poly1', c', a', b', text1. It is suitable for high school students learning and understanding the properties and applications of geometric transformations.

GeoGebra Commands & Parameters

  1. Polygon(A, B, C) → poly1, c, a, b
  2. Dilate(A, d, D) → A'
  3. Dilate(B, d, D) → B'
  4. Dilate(C, d, D) → C'
  5. Polygon(A', B', C') → poly1', c', a', b'