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Regular Polygon Definition Demo

Regular Polygon Definition Demo
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2017-03-17 22:39
PolygonAngleGeometric Construction
This example demonstrates the definition and geometric properties of a regular polygon. It involves core math concepts like polygons, angles, similar triangles, and transformations. Key GeoGebra commands used include Rotate, Circle, Intersect, and Polygon for constructing and analyzing the figure. Suitable for high school mathematics education to understand the construction and properties of regular polygons.

GeoGebra Commands & Parameters

  1. Rotate(A, 108°, B) → A'
  2. Ray(B, A') → g
  3. Ray(B, A) → f
  4. Point(f) → C
  5. Segment(C, B) → n
  6. Circle(C, n) → d_1
  7. Rotate(B, (-(108°)), C) → B'
  8. Ray(C, B') → h
  9. Intersect(d_1, h, 1) → G
  10. Circle(G, n) → e_1
  11. Point(h) → D
  12. Rotate(C, (-(108°)), D) → C'
  13. Ray(D, C') → i
  14. Point(i) → E
  15. Rotate(D, (-(108°)), E) → D'
  16. Ray(E, D') → j
  17. Intersect(g, j) → F
  18. Segment(F, E) → k
  19. Segment(E, D) → l
  20. Line(G, l) → g_1
  21. Intersect(e_1, g_1, 1) → J
  22. Line(J, k) → h_1
  23. Intersect(h_1, g) → K
  24. Angle(A, B, A') → α
  25. Angle(B', C, B) → β
  26. Angle(C', D, C) → γ
  27. Angle(D', E, D) → δ
  28. Segment(D, C) → m
  29. Segment(B, F) → p
  30. Min(list) → a
  31. Circle(B, (0.2 * n)) → q
  32. Intersect(q, p) → H,
  33. Intersect(q, n) → I,
  34. CircleSector(B, I, H) → r
  35. Dilate(B, If[0 < o ≤ 1, 1 - o, 0], C) → B'_1
  36. Vector(B, B'_1) → u
  37. Translate(r, u) → r'
  38. Rotate(r', If[1 < o ≤ 2, (((o - 1) * 2) * π / 5), (2 * π / 5)], C) → r''
  39. Dilate(C, If[2 < o ≤ 3, 3 - o, 0], G) → C'_1
  40. Vector(C, C'_1) → v
  41. Translate(r'', v) → r'''
  42. Rotate(r''', If[3 < o ≤ 4, (((o - 3) * 2) * π / 5), (2 * π / 5)], G) → s
  43. Dilate(G, If[4 < o ≤ 5, 5 - o, 0], J) → D'_1
  44. Vector(G, D'_1) → w
  45. Translate(s, w) → s'
  46. Rotate(s', If[5 < o ≤ 6, (((o - 5) * 2) * π / 5), (2 * π / 5)], J) → s''
  47. Dilate(J, If[6 < o ≤ 7, 7 - o, 0], K) → E'
  48. Vector(J, E') → t
  49. Translate(s'', t) → s'''
  50. Circle(J, n) → k_1
  51. Rotate(s''', If[7 < o ≤ 8, (((o - 7) * 2) * π / 5), (2 * π / 5)], K) → c_1
  52. Segment(B, B'_1) → b
  53. Segment(C, C'_1) → c
  54. Segment(G, D'_1) → d
  55. Segment(J, E') → e
  56. Dilate(K, If[8 < o ≤ 9, 9 - o, 0], B) → K'
  57. Segment(K, K') → f_1
  58. Polygon(B, C, G, J, K) → poly1, b_1, c_2, g_2, j_1, k_2
  59. Rotate(B, If[9 < o ≤ 10, ((-(o - 9)) * α), (-α)], C) → B'_2
  60. Rotate(B'_1, If[9 < o ≤ 10, ((-(o - 9)) * α), (-α)], C) → L
  61. Segment(B'_2, L) → b'
  62. Rotate(B'_2, If[10 < o ≤ 11, ((-(o - 10)) * α), (-α)], G) → M
  63. Rotate(L, If[10 < o ≤ 11, ((-(o - 10)) * α), (-α)], G) → L'
  64. Segment(M, L') → b''
  65. Rotate(M, If[11 < o ≤ 12, ((-(o - 11)) * α), (-α)], J) → M'
  66. Rotate(L', If[12 < o ≤ 13, ((-(o - 12)) * α), (-α)], J) → L''
  67. Segment(M', L'') → b'''
  68. Rotate(M', If[12 < o ≤ 13, ((-(o - 12)) * α), (-α)], K) → M''
  69. Rotate(L'', If[12 < o ≤ 13, ((-(o - 12)) * α), (-α)], K) → L'''
  70. Segment(M'', L''') → i_1