Exercise 15: Exploring Parallelogram, Rhombus, and Parabola

Exercise 15: Exploring Parallelogram, Rhombus, and Parabola
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2017-06-14 15:17
In collections LINEAR FUNCTIONS
This example demonstrates a dynamic geometry exercise combining parallelograms, rhombi, isosceles triangles, and parabolic functions. Core mathematical concepts include properties of parallelograms, rhombus criteria, isosceles triangle characteristics, and quadratic function graphs. Construction highlights: uses GeoGebra commands Random and RandomElement to generate random parameters, Textfield and InputBox for interactive input, Intersect to find intersection points, and TableText for data tables; objects include multiple points (A, B, C, D, etc.), segments (d_1, c_1, etc.), function f (parabola), button1, and slider m. Suitable for upper secondary or pre-university students to reinforce connections between geometric properties and function graphs, and can serve as an interactive classroom exercise or self-study material.

GeoGebra Commands & Parameters

  1. Random(-10, 10) → a
  2. Random(-10, 10) → d_1
  3. RandomElement({-5, -4, -3, -2, -1, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5}) → c_1
  4. Random(-10, 10) → b
  5. RandomElement({-5, -4, -3, -2, -1, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5}) → a_1
  6. RandomElement({-5, -4, -3, -2, -1, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5}) → c
  7. Textfield(h) → InputBox1
  8. Random(-10, 10) → b_1
  9. Textfield(m) → InputBox2
  10. Textfield(f) → InputBox4
  11. Random(-10, 10) → d_2
  12. Intersect(g, yAxis) → C
  13. TableText({{A1_1, B_1, C_1, D_1}, {-3, g(-3), h(-3), f(-3)}, {-2, g(-2), h(-2), f(-2)}, {-1, g(-1), h(-1), f(-1)}, {0, g(0), h(0), f(0)}, {1, g(1), h(1), f(1)}, {2, g(2), h(2), f(2)}, {3, g(3), h(3), f(3)}, {m, e, l, k}}, "|_r") → text3_1