Perimeter and Area of Polygons by Kandice Chism
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This example demonstrates how to calculate the perimeter and area of polygons using GeoGebra. Key math concepts involved include perimeter, area, polygon, distance, midpoint, etc. The construction highlights the use of commands and objects like Polygon, Distance, Midpoint, Perimeter, PointIn, showcasing dynamic polygon construction and its calculation. Suitable for middle school students and above for learning basic geometric properties of polygons, or for educational demonstrations.
GeoGebra Commands & Parameters
Polygon(A, B, C, D) → poly1, a, b, c, dDistance(A, B) → distanceABDistance(B, C) → distanceBCDistance(C, D) → distanceCDDistance(D, d) → distanceDdDistance(D, A) → distanceDAMidpoint(D, A) →Perimeter(poly1) → perimeterpoly1PointIn(poly1) → Pointpoly1_1PointIn(poly1) → Pointpoly1