Radians in Unit Circle by Paulo
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This GeoGebra example dynamically illustrates the measurement and visualization of radians on a unit circle. Core concepts include radian measure, unit circle geometry, arc length, and angle construction. The construction employs GeoGebra commands such as Circle, Rotate, Angle, Segment, Ray, Vector, and Translate, along with points, polygons, and arcs to model angle generation and radian variation. It is suitable for high school trigonometry classes, precalculus courses, or introductory calculus contexts seeking a visual, interactive approach to understanding radian measure.
GeoGebra Commands & Parameters
Line(A, B) → aLine(C, D) → bCircle(E, 2) → cOrthogonalLine(E, a) → dIntersect(d, a) → FSegment(A, F) → eRotate(F, (-(180 * e / 6.28))°, E) → F'Angle(F', E, F) → αCircleArc(E, F, F') → fVector(E, F') → uRotate(F', 3.141592653589793, E) → F''_1Vector(P, Q) → vTranslate(Q, v) → Q'Vector(Q, Q') → wTranslate(Q', w) → Q''Translate(Q'', w) → Q'''Translate(Q''', w) → RTranslate(R, w) → R'Vector(Q', Q'') → zVector(Q'', Q''') → mVector(Q''', R) → nVector(R, R') → pVector(P, R') → qRotate(F', 0.7853981633974483, E) → F''Angle(F', E, F'') → βRotate(F', 0.2617993877991494, E) → F''_2Angle(F', E, F''_2) → γRotate(F', 0.5235987755982988, E) → F''_3Angle(F', E, F''_3) → δRotate(F', 1.0471975511965976, E) → F''_4Angle(F', E, F''_4) → εRotate(F', 1.3089969389957472, E) → F''_5Angle(F', E, F''_5) → ζRotate(F', 1.5707963267948966, E) → F''_6Angle(F', E, F''_6) → ηRotate(F', 1.8325957145940461, E) → F''_7Angle(F', E, F''_7) → θRotate(F', 2.0943951023931953, E) → F''_8Angle(F', E, F''_8) → ιRotate(F''_8, 0.2617993877991494, E) → UAngle(F''_8, E, U) → κRotate(U, 0.2617993877991494, E) → U'Angle(U, E, U') → λRotate(U', 0.2617993877991494, E) → U''Angle(U', E, U'') → μRotate(U'', 0.2617993877991494, E) → U'''Angle(U'', E, U''') → νRotate(U''', 0.2617993877991494, E) → VAngle(U''', E, V) → ξRotate(V, 0.2617993877991494, E) → V'Angle(V, E, V') → οRotate(V', 0.2617993877991494, E) → V''Angle(V', E, V'') → ρRotate(V'', 0.2617993877991494, E) → V'''Angle(V'', E, V''') → σRotate(V''', 0.2617993877991494, E) → WAngle(V''', E, W) → τRotate(W, 0.2617993877991494, E) → W'Angle(W, E, W') → υRotate(W', 0.2617993877991494, E) → W''Angle(W', E, W'') → ϕRotate(W'', 0.2617993877991494, E) → W'''Angle(W'', E, W''') → χRotate(W''', 0.2617993877991494, E) → ZAngle(W''', E, Z) → ψRotate(Z, 0.2617993877991494, E) → Z'Angle(Z, E, Z') → ωRotate(Z', 0.2617993877991494, E) → Z''Angle(Z', E, Z'') → α_1Mirror(A_1, J) → B_1Line(B_1, a) → gOrthogonalLine(T, g) → hIntersect(g, h) → C_1Segment(J, B_1) → iSegment(B_1, C_1) → jSegment(C_1, T) → kSegment(T, J) → lPoint(l) → D_1OrthogonalLine(D_1, j) → rIntersect(j, r) → E_1Segment(D_1, E_1) → sOrthogonalLine(G, a) → tIntersect(t, j) → F_1Intersect(t, l) → G_1Segment(F_1, G_1) → a_1Polygon(B_1, J, T, C_1) → poly1, b_1, j_1, t_1, c_1OrthogonalLine(E, a) → d_1Point(d_1) → H_1Segment(H_1, F''_2) → e_1Segment(H_1, F''_3) → f_1Segment(H_1, F'') → g_1Segment(H_1, F''_4) → h_1Segment(H_1, F''_5) → i_1Segment(H_1, F''_6) → k_1Segment(H_1, F''_7) → l_1Segment(H_1, F''_8) → m_1Segment(H_1, U) → n_1Segment(H_1, U') → p_1Segment(H_1, U'') → q_1Point(d_1) → I_1Segment(H_1, I_1) → r_1Segment(H_1, V) → s_1Segment(H_1, V') → a_2Segment(H_1, V'') → b_2Segment(H_1, V''') → c_2Segment(H_1, W) → d_2Segment(H_1, W') → e_2Segment(H_1, W'') → f_2Segment(H_1, W''') → g_2Segment(H_1, Z) → h_2Segment(H_1, Z') → i_2Segment(H_1, Z'') → j_2Point(d_1) → J_1Ray(H_1, J_1) → k_2Point(k_2) → K_1Segment(H_1, K_1) → l_2Segment(F', H_1) → m_2Segment(H_1, U''') → n_2Ray(H_1, K_1) → p_2Intersect(e_1, f_1) → OPoint(m_2) → L_1Point(k_1) → M_1Point(n_2) → N_1Point(e_2) → P_1Point(g_1) → Q_1Point(n_1) → R_1Point(b_2) → S_1Point(h_2) → T_1Point(e_1) → U_1Point(f_1) → V_1Point(h_1) → W_1Point(i_1) → Z_1Point(l_1) → A_2Point(m_1) → B_2Point(p_1) → C_2Point(q_1) → D_2Point(s_1) → E_2Point(c_2) → F_2Point(d_2) → G_2Point(f_2) → H_2Point(g_2) → I_2Point(i_2) → J_2Point(j_2) → K_2Point(a_2) → L_2