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Perimeter and Area of Polygons by Amy Card

Perimeter and Area of Polygons by Amy Card
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2015-11-03 22:09
PolygonCoordinate GeometryGeometric Construction
This example demonstrates how to use GeoGebra to construct polygons and calculate their perimeter and area. Core math concepts include polygons, perimeter, area, distance, and points. Construction highlights involve commands like Polygon, Distance, Perimeter, and PointIn. Suitable for middle school students and above for learning polygon geometry and for teaching demonstrations.

GeoGebra Commands & Parameters

  1. Polygon(A, B, D, C) → poly1, a, b, d, c
  2. Distance(B, A) → distanceBA
  3. Distance(C, A) → distanceCA
  4. Distance(C, D) → distanceCD
  5. Distance(D, B) → distanceDB
  6. Perimeter(poly1) → perimeterpoly1
  7. PointIn(poly1) → Pointpoly1_1
  8. PointIn(poly1) → Pointpoly1