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Interactive Regular Polygon Definition

Interactive Regular Polygon Definition
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2018-11-28 05:13
PolygonAngleTransformationGeometric Construction
This example demonstrates the dynamic definition and properties of regular polygons. It involves core concepts like regular polygons, rotation, geometric mean, and rhombus. Construction highlights include commands/objects such as Rotate, Ray, Point, Segment, Circle, Intersect, Line, Angle, Min, CircleSector, Dilate, Vector, Translate, and Polygon. Suitable for high school mathematics teaching to understand the construction and transformation rules of regular polygons.

GeoGebra Commands & Parameters

  1. Rotate(A, 108°, B) → A'
  2. Ray(B, A') → g
  3. Ray(B, A) → f
  4. Point(f) → C
  5. Segment(C, B) → n
  6. Circle(C, n) → d_1
  7. Rotate(B, (-(108°)), C) → B'
  8. Ray(C, B') → h
  9. Intersect(d_1, h, 1) → G
  10. Circle(G, n) → e_1
  11. Point(h) → D
  12. Rotate(C, (-(108°)), D) → C'
  13. Ray(D, C') → i
  14. Point(i) → E
  15. Rotate(D, (-(108°)), E) → D'
  16. Ray(E, D') → j
  17. Intersect(g, j) → F
  18. Segment(F, E) → k
  19. Segment(E, D) → l
  20. Line(G, l) → g_1
  21. Intersect(e_1, g_1, 1) → J
  22. Line(J, k) → h_1
  23. Intersect(h_1, g) → K
  24. Angle(A, B, A') → α
  25. Angle(B', C, B) → β
  26. Angle(C', D, C) → γ
  27. Angle(D', E, D) → δ
  28. Segment(D, C) → m
  29. Segment(B, F) → p
  30. Min(list) → a
  31. Circle(B, (0.2 * n)) → q
  32. Intersect(q, p) → H,
  33. Intersect(q, n) → I,
  34. CircleSector(B, I, H) → r
  35. Dilate(B, If[0 < o ≤ 1, 1 - o, 0], C) → B'_1
  36. Vector(B, B'_1) → u
  37. Translate(r, u) → r'
  38. Rotate(r', If[1 < o ≤ 2, (((o - 1) * 2) * π / 5), (2 * π / 5)], C) → r''
  39. Dilate(C, If[2 < o ≤ 3, 3 - o, 0], G) → C'_1
  40. Vector(C, C'_1) → v
  41. Translate(r'', v) → r'''
  42. Rotate(r''', If[3 < o ≤ 4, (((o - 3) * 2) * π / 5), (2 * π / 5)], G) → s
  43. Dilate(G, If[4 < o ≤ 5, 5 - o, 0], J) → D'_1
  44. Vector(G, D'_1) → w
  45. Translate(s, w) → s'
  46. Rotate(s', If[5 < o ≤ 6, (((o - 5) * 2) * π / 5), (2 * π / 5)], J) → s''
  47. Dilate(J, If[6 < o ≤ 7, 7 - o, 0], K) → E'
  48. Vector(J, E') → t
  49. Translate(s'', t) → s'''
  50. Circle(J, n) → k_1
  51. Rotate(s''', If[7 < o ≤ 8, (((o - 7) * 2) * π / 5), (2 * π / 5)], K) → c_1
  52. Segment(B, B'_1) → b
  53. Segment(C, C'_1) → c
  54. Segment(G, D'_1) → d
  55. Segment(J, E') → e
  56. Dilate(K, If[8 < o ≤ 9, 9 - o, 0], B) → K'
  57. Segment(K, K') → f_1
  58. Polygon(B, C, G, J, K) → poly1, b_1, c_2, g_2, j_1, k_2
  59. Rotate(B, If[9 < o ≤ 10, ((-(o - 9)) * α), (-α)], C) → B'_2
  60. Rotate(B'_1, If[9 < o ≤ 10, ((-(o - 9)) * α), (-α)], C) → L
  61. Segment(B'_2, L) → b'
  62. Rotate(B'_2, If[10 < o ≤ 11, ((-(o - 10)) * α), (-α)], G) → M
  63. Rotate(L, If[10 < o ≤ 11, ((-(o - 10)) * α), (-α)], G) → L'
  64. Segment(M, L') → b''
  65. Rotate(M, If[11 < o ≤ 12, ((-(o - 11)) * α), (-α)], J) → M'
  66. Rotate(L', If[12 < o ≤ 13, ((-(o - 12)) * α), (-α)], J) → L''
  67. Segment(M', L'') → b'''
  68. Rotate(M', If[12 < o ≤ 13, ((-(o - 12)) * α), (-α)], K) → M''
  69. Rotate(L'', If[12 < o ≤ 13, ((-(o - 12)) * α), (-α)], K) → L'''
  70. Segment(M'', L''') → i_1