Translation Activity by Audri McCready

Translation Activity by Audri McCready
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2020-04-02 23:18
This example demonstrates translation transformations, including horizontal and vertical translations, and translating a figure using vectors. By constructing polygons, vectors, and using the translate command, students can visually understand the concept of translation. Suitable for middle school and above students to learn geometric transformations.

GeoGebra Commands & Parameters

  1. Polygon(A, B, 4) → poly1, f, g, h_2, i, C, D
  2. Polygon(D, C, 4) → poly2, j, k, l, m, E, F
  3. Polygon(F, E, 4) → poly3, n, p, q, r, G, H
  4. Polygon(H, G, 4) → poly4, s, t, a, b, I, J
  5. Polygon(J, I, 4) → poly5, c, d, e, f_1, K, L
  6. Polygon(K, I, 4) → poly6, g_1, h_1, i_1, j_1, M, N
  7. Polygon(N, M, 4) → poly7, k_1, l_1, m_1, n_1, O, P
  8. Polygon(G, E, 4) → poly8, p_1, q_1, r_1, s_1, Q, R
  9. Polygon(A, L, P, O, I, G, R, Q, E, B) → poly9, a_1, b_1, l_2, p_2, o, i_2, g_2, r_2, q_2, e_1
  10. Intersect(xAxis, yAxis) → S
  11. Vector(S, U) → u
  12. Vector(S, T) → u_1
  13. Translate(A, u_1) → A'
  14. Translate(L, u_1) → L'
  15. Translate(P, u_1) → P'
  16. Translate(O, u_1) → O'
  17. Translate(I, u_1) → I'
  18. Translate(G, u_1) → G'
  19. Translate(R, u_1) → R'
  20. Translate(Q, u_1) → Q'
  21. Translate(E, u_1) → E'
  22. Translate(B, u_1) → B'
  23. Polygon(A', L', P', O', I', G', R', Q', E', B') → poly9', a', b', l', p', o', i', g', r', q', e'
  24. Vector(S, V) → v_1
  25. Translate(A, u) → A''
  26. Translate(L, u) → L'_1
  27. Translate(P, u) → P'_1
  28. Translate(O, u) → O'_1
  29. Translate(I, u) → I'_1
  30. Translate(G, u) → G'_1
  31. Translate(R, u) → R'_1
  32. Translate(Q, u) → Q'_1
  33. Translate(E, u) → E'_1
  34. Translate(B, u) → B''
  35. Polygon(A'', L'_1, P'_1, O'_1, I'_1, G'_1, R'_1, Q'_1, E'_1, B'') → poly9'_1, a'_1, b'_1, l'_1, p'_1, o'_1, i'_1, g'_1, r'_1, q'_1, e'_1
  36. Translate(A, v_1) → A'''
  37. Translate(L, v_1) → L'_2
  38. Translate(P, v_1) → P'_2
  39. Translate(O, v_1) → O'_2
  40. Translate(I, v_1) → I'_2
  41. Translate(G, v_1) → G'_2
  42. Translate(R, v_1) → R'_2
  43. Translate(Q, v_1) → Q'_2
  44. Translate(E, v_1) → E'_2
  45. Translate(B, v_1) → B'''
  46. Polygon(A''', L'_2, P'_2, O'_2, I'_2, G'_2, R'_2, Q'_2, E'_2, B''') → poly9'_2, a'_2, b'_2, l'_2, p'_2, o'_2, i'_2, g'_2, r'_2, q'_2, e'_2
  47. Vector(A, A') → d_1
  48. Vector(A, A'') → t_1
  49. Vector(A, A''') → w_1

AI Drawing Prompt Reference

Draw a rectangular grid made up of four squares, each with a side length of 4 units. First, draw four squares, then use vectors to translate them horizontally and vertically to form new squares. Finally, draw all the translated squares to create a larger rectangular grid.
The prompt above was compiled from the original drawing commands and is for reference only.