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Exploring the Area of a Circle by Bjarne

Exploring the Area of a Circle by Bjarne
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2015-10-20 20:21
CircleCoordinate GeometryGeometric Construction
Explore the formula for the area of a circle by cutting it into sectors and rearranging them to form a figure close to a parallelogram. This example involves concepts of circles, sectors, and arcs, using GeoGebra commands such as Sector, Arc, and Circle. Suitable for middle school and above students to learn geometric construction and area calculation.

GeoGebra Commands & Parameters

  1. Segment(E, (x(E) + 4, y(E))) → a
  2. Point(a) → F
  3. Min((x(F) - x(E)) / (a / 2), 1) → k
  4. Point(yAxis) → O
  5. Sequence(If[k < 1, (x(O) + ((l * sin((i * φ))) * cos((i * φ)) / sin(φ)), y(O) + ((l * sin((i * φ))) * sin((i * φ)) / sin(φ))), (x(O) + (l * i), y(O))], i, 0, (2 * n)) → list2
  6. Sequence((x(O) + sin((i * θ)), y(O) + 1 - cos((i * θ))), i, 0, (2 * n)) → list1
  7. Max((x(F) - x(E)) / (a / 2) - 1, 0) → k'
  8. Rotate((x(O) + 0, y(O) + 1), ((-k) * θ / 2), O) → A
  9. Rotate(O, ((-k) * θ / 2), O) → O'
  10. Rotate(Element[list1, 1], ((-k) * θ / 2), O) → B
  11. Sector(Rotate[Circle[(x(O) + 0, y(O) + 1), O], ((-k) * θ / 2), O], Rotate[O, ((-k) * θ / 2), O], Rotate[Element[list1, 1], ((-k) * θ / 2), O]) → c
  12. Rotate((x(O) + 0, y(O) + 1), ((-k) * θ / 2), O) → C
  13. Rotate(O, ((-k) * θ / 2), O) → O'_1
  14. Rotate(Element[list1, 1], ((-k) * θ / 2), O) → D
  15. Arc(Rotate[Circle[(x(O) + 0, y(O) + 1), O], ((-k) * θ / 2), O], O'_1, D) → d
  16. CurveCartesian(t - sin(t), 1 - cos(t), t, 0, 6.28319) → b
  17. Circle((0, 1), 1) → h
  18. Ray((0, 0), (1, 0)) → i
  19. Point(Segment[(0, 1), (6.28319, 1)]) → H
  20. Segment(H, (x(H), 0)) → j
  21. Midpoint(j) → I
  22. Midpoint(a) → J
  23. Circle(L, 1 / (1 - m)) → p
  24. Circle((0, 0), 1 / (1 - m)) → q
  25. Intersect(p, q, 1) → M
  26. Circle((0, 1), 1) → c_1
  27. Segment((0, 0), (6.283185307179586, 0)) → e
  28. Segment(G, (x(G), y(G) - 1)) → r
  29. Sequence(Sector[Rotate[Translate[Circle[(x(O) + 0, y(O) + 1), Element[list1, i]], Vector[Element[list1, i], Element[list2, i]]], (((-((2 * i) - 1)) * k) * θ / 2), Element[list2, i]], Rotate[Translate[Element[list1, i], Vector[Element[list1, i], Element[list2, i]]], (((-((2 * i) - 1)) * k) * θ / 2), Element[list2, i]], Rotate[Translate[Element[list1, i + 1], Vector[Element[list1, i], Element[list2, i]]], (((-((2 * i) - 1)) * k) * θ / 2), Element[list2, i]]], i, 1, n) → list3
  30. Sequence(Sector[Rotate[Rotate[Translate[Circle[(x(O) + 0, y(O) + 1), Element[list1, i]], Vector[Element[list1, i], Element[list2, i]]], (((-((2 * i) - 1)) * k) * θ / 2), Element[list2, i]], (180° * k'), (x(O) + (n * l) - sin(θ / 2) / 2, y(O) + cos(θ / 2) / 2)], Rotate[Rotate[Translate[Element[list1, i], Vector[Element[list1, i], Element[list2, i]]], (((-((2 * i) - 1)) * k) * θ / 2), Element[list2, i]], (180° * k'), (x(O) + (n * l) - sin(θ / 2) / 2, y(O) + cos(θ / 2) / 2)], Rotate[Rotate[Translate[Element[list1, i + 1], Vector[Element[list1, i], Element[list2, i]]], (((-((2 * i) - 1)) * k) * θ / 2), Element[list2, i]], (180° * k'), (x(O) + (n * l) - sin(θ / 2) / 2, y(O) + cos(θ / 2) / 2)]], i, n + 1, (2 * n)) → list4
  31. CircleArc((0, 1 / (1 - m)), O, L) → s