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Unit Circle Demonstration by Matthew Krause

Unit Circle Demonstration by Matthew Krause
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2018-05-30 23:43
CircleVectorFunctionTrigonometryGeometric Construction
This example demonstrates the construction of the unit circle and its relationship with trigonometric functions. It involves core mathematical concepts such as the circle, trigonometric functions, angles, vectors, and function graphs. The construction uses commands and objects like Point, Rotate, Angle, Function, Segment, Circle, Vector, and Sequence in GeoGebra. It is suitable for high school mathematics teaching to help students understand the definition of trigonometric functions and the application of the unit circle.

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. Function(sin((120° * x)), 0, x(Q)) → f
  8. Segment(Q, (x(Q), 0)) → e
  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(P, (x(P), 0)) → b
  16. Vector(B - (1.2, 0), B + (1.2, 0)) → v
  17. Sequence(Segment[(0, (0.5 * i) - 1), (-0.025, (0.5 * i) - 1)], i, 0, 4) → list2
  18. Sequence(Segment[(x(B), (0.5 * i) - 1), (x(B) - 0.025, (0.5 * i) - 1)], i, 0, 4) → list3
  19. Segment(P, Q) → d
  20. Sequence(Segment[B + ((0.5 * i) - 1, 0), B + ((0.5 * i) - 1, -0.025)], i, 0, 4) → list4
  21. Point(Ray[(0, 0), (-1, 0)]) → B_1
  22. Rotate(A_1, θ, B_1) → P_1
  23. Rotate(A_1, θ, B_1) → A'_2
  24. Rotate(A_1, θ, B_1) → A'_3
  25. Circle(B_1, A_1) → c_1
  26. Segment(B_1, P_1) → a_1