Point and Rotational Symmetry by Joy
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This example demonstrates point and rotational symmetry in geometric figures. It involves core concepts like symmetry, rotation, isosceles triangles, parallelograms, congruence, and quadrilaterals. The construction uses commands such as Polygon, Midpoint, Segment, Intersect, Rotate, Angle, and Point. Suitable for middle school and above students to understand geometric transformations and symmetry properties.
GeoGebra Commands & Parameters
Polygon(A, B, 3) → poly1, a, a_1, b, CMidpoint(a) → DMidpoint(a_1) → ESegment(A, E) → cSegment(D, C) → dIntersect(c, d) → FRotate(A, α, F) → A'Rotate(B, α, F) → B'Rotate(C, α, F) → C'Polygon(A', B', C') → poly1', c', a', b'Polygon(G, H, I, J) → poly2, g, h, i, jSegment(G, I) → eSegment(J, H) → fIntersect(e, f) → KRotate(G, α, K) → G'Rotate(H, α, K) → H'Rotate(I, α, K) → I'Rotate(J, α, K) → J'Polygon(G', H', I', J') → poly2', g', h', i', j'Rotate(pic1, α, L) → pic1'Polygon(M, N, 5) → poly3, m_1, n, p, q, r, O, P, QMidpoint(p) → RMidpoint(n) → SSegment(Q, S) → sSegment(M, R) → tIntersect(t, s) → TRotate(M, α, T) → M'Rotate(N, α, T) → N'Rotate(O, α, T) → O'Rotate(P, α, T) → P'Rotate(Q, α, T) → Q'Polygon(M', N', O', P', Q') → poly3', m', n', o', p', q'Angle(B, A, C) → βAngle(B', A', C') → γAngle(H, G, J) → δAngle(H', G', J') → εSegment(G', I') → b_1Segment(J', H') → c_1Intersect(c_1, b_1) → UAngle(N', M', Q') → ζAngle(N, M, Q) → ηSegment(T, M') → d_1Point(d_1) → VSegment(V, N') → e_1Segment(V, O') → f_1Segment(V, P') → g_1Segment(V, Q') → h_1