Scale Factor and TSA - Rectangular Prism
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This example demonstrates the effect of scale factors on the shape and surface area of a rectangular prism. Key math concepts include scale factor, surface area, and solid geometry transformations. It is constructed using GeoGebra commands like Prism and Segment to create vertices, faces, edges, and text labels. Suitable for high school students learning solid geometry and similarity transformations, or for educational demonstrations.
GeoGebra Commands & Parameters
Prism(A, B, C, D, E) → b, F, edgeAB, edgeBC, edgeCD, edgeAD, edgeAE, edgeBF, edgeCG, edgeDH, edgeEF, edgeFG, G, edgeGH, edgeEH, H, faceABCD, faceABFE, faceBCGF, faceCDHG, faceADHE, faceEFGHSegment(((3 * a), (2 * a) + 1, 0), (0, (2 * a) + 1, 0)) → dSegment((-1, (2 * a) + 1, 0), (-1, (2 * a) + 1, a)) → eSegment((-1, 0, 0), (-1, (2 * a), 0)) → c