Translation of Shapes by Edward Knote

Translation of Shapes by Edward Knote
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2016-05-11 01:39
This example demonstrates how to translate shapes using vector translation. Key mathematical concepts include vectors and transformations. It uses commands like Polygon, Intersect, Vector, and Translate in GeoGebra. Suitable for middle school and above students learning 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