Properties of a Trapezoid by Alfred Estberg

Properties of a Trapezoid by Alfred Estberg
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2014-11-12 01:02
This example demonstrates the properties of a trapezoid. Key mathematical concepts include geometric construction, transformation, and polygons. Using GeoGebra commands such as Segment, Polygon, Mirror, and Rotate, the trapezoid is constructed and its properties are observed. Suitable for middle school and above students to learn geometric construction and transformation.

GeoGebra Commands & Parameters

  1. Segment(A, B) → a
  2. Line(D, a) → b
  3. Point(b) → C
  4. Polygon(A, B, C, D) → poly1, a_1, b_1, c, d
  5. Segment(A, C) → e
  6. Segment(B, D) → f
  7. Mirror(B, e) → B'
  8. Circle(B, (Distance[B, B'] * ReflectAC / 10)) → g
  9. Intersect(g, Segment[B, B']) → E, F
  10. Polygon(A, C, E) → poly2, e_1, a_2, c_1
  11. Mirror(A, f) → A'
  12. Circle(A, (Distance[A, A'] * ReflectBD / 10)) → h
  13. Intersect(h, Segment[A, A']) → G, H
  14. Polygon(B, D, G) → poly3, g_1, b_2, d_1
  15. Polygon(A, C, F) → poly4, f_1, a_3, c_2
  16. Intersect(e, f) → I
  17. Rotate(A, α, I) → A'_1
  18. Rotate(B, α, I) → B'_1
  19. Rotate(C, α, I) → C'
  20. Rotate(D, α, I) → D'
  21. Polygon(A'_1, B'_1, C', D') → poly1', a'_1, b'_1, c', d'
  22. Segment(A'_1, C') → i
  23. Segment(B'_1, D') → j
  24. OrthogonalLine(D, c) → k
  25. OrthogonalLine(C, c) → l
  26. Intersect(k, a_1) → J
  27. Intersect(l, a_1) → K
  28. Segment(J, K) → m
  29. Intersect(((-(x(Line[D, C]) / y(Line[D, C]))) * x) - z(Line[D, C]) / y(Line[D, C]), c, 1) → O
  30. OrthogonalLine(D, c) → n
  31. OrthogonalLine(C, c) → p
  32. Intersect(n, a_1) → L
  33. Intersect(p, a_1) → M
  34. Segment(L, M) → q
  35. Point(Segment[L, M]) → N
  36. OrthogonalLine(N, a_1) → r
  37. Intersect(r, c) → P
  38. Ray(A, B) → s
  39. Ray(D, C) → t
  40. Circle(A, ((2 * ReflectPerp) * Segment[A, N])) → h_1
  41. Intersect(h_1, s) → Q, S
  42. Circle(D, ((2 * ReflectPerp) * Segment[D, P])) → d_2
  43. Intersect(d_2, t) → R, T
  44. Polygon(P, R, Q, N) → q1, p_2, r_3, q_2, n_2
  45. Polygon(P, T, S, N) → q2, p_3, t_3, s_3, n_3