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Dilation Transformation Demo by Robyn Porter

Dilation Transformation Demo by Robyn Porter
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2017-10-03 08:30
PolygonTransformationGeometric Construction
This example demonstrates the effects of dilation transformation on polygons. Key math concepts include dilation, proportionality, distance measurement, and polygon construction. It utilizes GeoGebra commands such as Polygon, Dilate, Ray, Textfield, and Distance to construct and illustrate the transformation. Suitable for high school mathematics education to understand the properties and applications of dilation.

GeoGebra Commands & Parameters

  1. Polygon(B, C, A) → poly1, d, b, c
  2. Dilate(B, a, O) → B'
  3. Dilate(C, a, O) → C'
  4. Dilate(A, a, O) → A'
  5. Polygon(B', C', A') → poly1', d', b', c'
  6. Ray(O, B') → e
  7. Ray(O, A') → f
  8. Ray(O, C') → g
  9. Textfield(a) → inputBox1
  10. Distance(O, C') → distanceOF
  11. Distance(C', C) → distanceFC
  12. Distance(B, C) → distanceBC
  13. Distance(B', C') → distanceEF
  14. Distance(A', C') → DF
  15. Distance(A, C) → AC
  16. Distance(C', B') → FE
  17. Distance(C, B) → CB