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Net of a Cylinder by Cuemath (2)

Net of a Cylinder by Cuemath (2)
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2018-11-29 16:48
CirclePolygonSolid GeometryGeometric Construction
This example demonstrates how to unfold a cylinder into its net, involving core math concepts like solid geometry, circles, polygons, and angles. Construction highlights include commands like Point, Circle, Cylinder, Intersect, Line, OrthogonalLine, Rotate, If, Segment, and objects such as t, A, B, c, θ, r, ϕ, b, e, f, C, a, D, g, k, e', d, h, E, F, G, H, m, n, p, q, s, i, l, j, I, O. It is suitable for high school students learning solid geometry and understanding the geometric properties of cylinders.

GeoGebra Commands & Parameters

  1. Point(yAxis) → A
  2. Point(yAxis) → B
  3. Circle(A, B) → c
  4. Cylinder(c, 3) → b, e, f
  5. Intersect(zAxis, e) → C,
  6. Line(C, xAxis) → a
  7. OrthogonalLine(D, xOyPlane) → g
  8. Circle(g, C) → k
  9. Rotate(Rotate[e, ϕ, a], ϕ, xAxis) → e'
  10. Rotate(Rotate[e, ϕ, a], ϕ, xAxis) → d
  11. Circle(A, B) → h
  12. If(t < 1, ((r * sin((-θ))), ((r * (1 - cos((-θ)))) * cos(ϕ)) - (3 * sin(ϕ)), (3 * cos(ϕ)) + ((r * (1 - cos((-θ)))) * sin(ϕ))), ((-π), (-3 * sin(ϕ)), (3 * cos(ϕ)))) → E
  13. If(t < 1, ((r * sin(θ)), ((r * (1 - cos(θ))) * cos(ϕ)) - (3 * sin(ϕ)), (3 * cos(ϕ)) + ((r * (1 - cos(θ))) * sin(ϕ))), (π, (-3 * sin(ϕ)), (3 * cos(ϕ)))) → F
  14. If(t < 1, ((r * sin((-θ))), ((r * (1 - cos((-θ)))) * cos(ϕ)), ((r * (1 - cos((-θ)))) * sin(ϕ))), (-3.141592653589793, 0, 0)) → G
  15. If(t < 1, ((r * sin(θ)), ((r * (1 - cos(θ))) * cos(ϕ)), ((r * (1 - cos(θ))) * sin(ϕ))), (3.141592653589793, 0, 0)) → H
  16. Segment(E, G) → m
  17. Segment(F, H) → n
  18. Line((0, 1, 0), zAxis) → p
  19. Circle(p, B) → q
  20. Circle(p, B) → s
  21. If(t < 1, Surface[(r * sin((u * θ))), ((r * (1 - cos((u * θ)))) * cos(ϕ)) - (v * sin(ϕ)), (v * cos(ϕ)) + ((r * (1 - cos((u * θ)))) * sin(ϕ)), u, -1, 1, v, 0, 3], Surface[(π * u), ((-v) * sin(ϕ)), (v * cos(ϕ)), u, -1, 1, v, 0, 3]) → i
  22. If(t < 1, CurveCartesian[(r * sin((u * θ))), ((r * (1 - cos((u * θ)))) * cos(ϕ)), ((r * (1 - cos((u * θ)))) * sin(ϕ)), u, -1, 1], CurveCartesian[(π * u), 0, 0, u, -1, 1]) → l
  23. If(t < 1, CurveCartesian[(r * sin((u * θ))), ((r * (1 - cos((u * θ)))) * cos(ϕ)) - (3 * sin(ϕ)), (3 * cos(ϕ)) + ((r * (1 - cos((u * θ)))) * sin(ϕ)), u, -1, 1], CurveCartesian[(π * u), (-3 * sin(ϕ)), (3 * cos(ϕ)), u, -1, 1]) → j