Unfolding a Cylinder: Lateral and Total Surface Area

Unfolding a Cylinder: Lateral and Total Surface Area
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2021-11-06 00:29
This example uses a dynamic and modifiable illustration to help students discover how to calculate the lateral and total surface area of a cylinder. It employs commands such as Cylinder, Line, Intersect, Sphere, Plane, Rotate, Dilate, Vector, Translate, Polygon, Segment, CircleArc, and is suitable for middle school and above students.

GeoGebra Commands & Parameters

  1. Cylinder(A, C, r) → a, c, d, b
  2. Line(D, E) → f
  3. Intersect(f, d, 1) → F
  4. Sphere(F, r) → e
  5. Intersect(f, e) → G, H
  6. Plane(G, F, C) → g
  7. Rotate(C, If[0 < i ≤ 1, (i * π / 2), π / 2], D, g) → C'
  8. Rotate(d, If[0 < i ≤ 1, (i * π / 2), π / 2], D, g) → d'
  9. Rotate(dd, If[0 < i ≤ 1, (i * π / 2), π / 2], D, g) → dd'
  10. Dilate(C, If[1 < i ≤ 2, 2 - i, 0], I) → C'_1
  11. Dilate(C, If[1 < i ≤ 2, 2 - i, 0], J) → C'_2
  12. Vector(C, C'_1) → u
  13. Vector(C, C'_2) → v
  14. Translate(dd, u) → dd'_1
  15. Translate(dd, v) → dd'_2
  16. Translate(K, u) → K'
  17. Translate(K, v) → K'_1
  18. Rotate(K', If[1 < i ≤ 2, ((i - 1) * π), π], C'_1) → K''
  19. Rotate(K'_1, If[1 < i ≤ 2, ((-(i - 1)) * π), (-π)], C'_2) → L
  20. Translate(D, u) → D'
  21. Translate(D, v) → D'_1
  22. Polygon(D', D'_1, N, M) → poly1, d'_1, d'_2, n, m
  23. Segment(K'', Q) → j
  24. CircleArc(P, Q, M) → k
  25. Segment(L, S) → l
  26. CircleArc(R, N, S) → p
  27. CircleArc(C'_2, D'_1, L) → q
  28. CircleArc(C'_1, K'', D') → s
  29. Plane(T, A, B) → o
  30. Rotate(C', If[2 < i ≤ 3, ((i - 2) * π / 2), π / 2], E, g) → C''
  31. Rotate(poly1, If[2 < i ≤ 3, ((i - 2) * π / 2), π / 2], E, g) → poly1'
  32. Rotate(d', If[2 < i ≤ 3, ((i - 2) * π / 2), π / 2], E, g) → d'_3
  33. Rotate(dd', If[2 < i ≤ 3, ((i - 2) * π / 2), π / 2], E, g) → dd'_3
  34. Rotate(K'', If[2 < i ≤ 3, ((i - 2) * π / 2), π / 2], E, g) → K'''
  35. Rotate(Q, If[2 < i ≤ 3, ((i - 2) * π / 2), π / 2], E, g) → Q'
  36. Segment(K''', Q') → j'
  37. Rotate(L, If[2 < i ≤ 3, ((i - 2) * π / 2), π / 2], E, g) → L'
  38. Rotate(S, If[2 < i ≤ 3, ((i - 2) * π / 2), π / 2], E, g) → S'
  39. Segment(L', S') → l'
  40. Dilate(C'', If[3 < i ≤ 4, 4 - i, 0], U) → C'''
  41. Vector(C'', C''') → w
  42. Dilate(C'', If[3 < i ≤ 4, 4 - i, 0], V) → C'''_1
  43. Vector(C'', C'''_1) → t
  44. Translate(Z, w) → Z'
  45. Translate(Z, t) → Z'_1
  46. Translate(W, w) → W'
  47. Translate(W, t) → W'_1
  48. Rotate(W', If[3 < i ≤ 4, ((-(i - 3)) * π), (-π)], C''') → W''
  49. CircleArc(C''', Z', W'') → c_1
  50. Segment(Z, Z') → f_1
  51. Rotate(W'_1, If[3 < i ≤ 4, ((i - 3) * π), π], C'''_1) → A_1
  52. CircleArc(C'''_1, Z'_1, A_1) → d_1
  53. Segment(Z, Z'_1) → g_1

AI Drawing Prompt Reference

Draw an unfolded view of a cylinder, including its lateral and base surfaces. Start by drawing a cylinder, then generate the lateral surface by rotating and translating, followed by drawing the base surface and connecting all parts to form the complete unfolded view.
The prompt above was compiled from the original drawing commands and is for reference only.