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Unit Circle and Cosine Graph by Isaac Goh

Unit Circle and Cosine Graph by Isaac Goh
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2016-10-19 15:10
CircleVectorFunctionTrigonometryCoordinate Geometry
This example demonstrates the relationship between the unit circle and the cosine function graph, showing how changes in angle affect points on the unit circle and their corresponding cosine values. Core math concepts include the unit circle, trigonometric functions, cosine function, angles, and vectors. Construction highlights involve GeoGebra commands/objects like Point, Rotate, Angle, Segment, Circle, Vector, Sequence, and Function. Suitable for high school students learning the generation process of trigonometric function graphs and introductory calculus education.

GeoGebra Commands & Parameters

  1. Point(Ray[(0, 0), (-1, 0)]) → B
  2. Rotate(A, θ, B) → P
  3. Rotate(A, θ, B) → A'
  4. Angle(A, B, A') → α
  5. Rotate(A, θ, B) → A'_1
  6. Angle(A, B, A'_1) → β
  7. Segment(Q, (x(Q), 0)) → e
  8. Segment((0, 0), (x(Q), 0)) → g
  9. Circle(B, A) → c
  10. Segment(B, P) → a
  11. Vector((x(B), y(Corner[1])), (x(B), y(Corner[4]))) → u
  12. Vector((0, y(Corner[1])), (0, y(Corner[4]))) → w
  13. Vector((0, 0), (x(Corner[2]), 0)) → z
  14. Sequence(Segment[((0.75 * i), 0), ((0.75 * i), -0.025)], i, 1, 4) → list1
  15. Segment(B, (x(P), 0)) → b
  16. Segment(P, (x(P), 0)) → h
  17. Function(cos((120° * x)), 0, x(Q)) → f
  18. Vector(B - (1.2, 0), B + (1.2, 0)) → v
  19. Sequence(Segment[(0, (0.5 * i) - 1), (-0.025, (0.5 * i) - 1)], i, 0, 4) → list2
  20. Sequence(Segment[(x(B), (0.5 * i) - 1), (x(B) - 0.025, (0.5 * i) - 1)], i, 0, 4) → list3
  21. Sequence(Segment[B + ((0.5 * i) - 1, 0), B + ((0.5 * i) - 1, -0.025)], i, 0, 4) → list4
  22. Segment(Q, (0, y(Q))) → d
  23. Point(Ray[(0, 0), (-1, 0)]) → B_1
  24. Rotate(A_1, θ, B_1) → P_1
  25. Rotate(A_1, θ, B_1) → A'_2
  26. Rotate(A_1, θ, B_1) → A'_3
  27. Circle(B_1, A_1) → c_1
  28. Segment(B_1, P_1) → a_1