Law of Cosines Demo

Law of Cosines Demo
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2016-04-25 00:32
This example demonstrates the Law of Cosines in any triangle, showing the relationship between side lengths and angles dynamically. Key math concepts include the Law of Cosines formula and basic triangle properties. Construction involves commands like Segment and Angle to draw the triangle, defining objects A, B, C, c, a, b, α, β, γ, texts, and auxiliary lines. Suitable for high school mathematics teaching or self-learning to understand the proof and application of the Law of Cosines.

GeoGebra Commands & Parameters

  1. Segment(A, B) → c
  2. Segment(B, C) → a
  3. Segment(C, A) → b
  4. Angle(A, B, C) → α
  5. Angle(B, C, A) → β
  6. Angle(C, A, B) → γ