Prism Cross Section

Prism Cross Section
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2019-12-02 07:59
This example demonstrates the cross-section of a cube, involving core math concepts like prism, surface area, volume, trapezoid, right triangles, and sine functions. It is constructed using GeoGebra commands such as Vector, Translate, Polygon, Line, Intersect, and Midpoint, making it suitable for high school students studying solid geometry.

GeoGebra Commands & Parameters

  1. Vector(A, B) → u
  2. Vector(A, C) → v
  3. Vector(A, D) → w
  4. Translate(E, Vector[(height * u)]) → E'
  5. Vector(E, E') → z
  6. Translate(E, Vector[(width * w)]) → E'_1
  7. Translate(E, Vector[(length * v)]) → E'_2
  8. Translate(E'_2, Vector[(height * u)]) → F
  9. Translate(E'_1, Vector[(height * u)]) → G
  10. Polygon(F, E'_2, E, E') → poly1, f, e'_2, e, e'
  11. Polygon(E, E'_1, G, E') → poly2, e_1, e'_1, g, e'_3
  12. Line(F, g) → d
  13. Line(G, e') → h
  14. Intersect(d, h) → H
  15. Polygon(F, E', G, H) → poly3, f_1, e'_4, g_1, h_1
  16. Polygon(J, I, K, L) → poly4, j, i, k, l
  17. Polygon(N, J, I, M) → poly5, n, j_1, i_1, m
  18. Polygon(N, P, O, M) → poly6, n_1, p, o, m_1
  19. Polygon(Q, R, N, J) → poly7, q, r, n_2, j_2
  20. Polygon(T, S, I, M) → poly8, t, s, i_2, m_2
  21. Polygon(V, U, O, P) → poly9, v_1, u_1, o_1, p_1
  22. Midpoint(e'_2) → W
  23. Midpoint(e_1) → Z
  24. Midpoint(e'_1) → A_1
  25. Midpoint(v_1) → B_1
  26. Midpoint(u_1) → C_1
  27. Midpoint(o) → D_1
  28. Midpoint(m_2) → E_1
  29. Midpoint(t) → F_1