Further Kinematics: Circumcircle and Vectors
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Pearson Maths A level Statistics and Mechanics 2
Pearson Maths A level Statistics and Mechanics 2
Pearson Maths A level Statistics and Mechanics 2
This example demonstrates the construction of a circumcircle for a triangle using vectors, sequences, and line segments. Key math concepts include circumcircle, vector operations, geometric transformations, and 2D vectors. GeoGebra commands/objects used in the construction are Vector, Sequence, Segment, Length, Angle, and CurveCartesian. Suitable for high school students learning analytical geometry and vectors.
GeoGebra Commands & Parameters
Vector(A, B) → uVector(G, H) → vSequence(Segment[(-100, i), (100, i)], i, -50, 50, 1) → list2Sequence(Segment[(i, -100), (i, 100)], i, -50, 50, 1) → list4Segment(A, C) → fSegment(B, C) → gLength(u) → eAngle(B, C, A) → αSegment(F, H) → iSegment(F, G) → jSegment(A, B) → lVector(D) → wVector(E) → a_2Vector(D, J) → sSegment(G, H) → hVector(J) → b_1CurveCartesian(x(D) + (x(u) * t) + ((1 / 2 * x(a)) * t^(2)), y(D) + (y(u) * t) + ((1 / 2 * y(a)) * t^(2)), t, 0, 20) → c_1Vector(R_0, R) → f_1Vector(D, R) → r