Universal Geometric Constant for Regular Polygons

Universal Geometric Constant for Regular Polygons
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2019-03-08 13:23
This example demonstrates the construction of regular polygons and exploration of their universal geometric constant using GeoGebra. Key math concepts include polygon construction, geometric transformations, rotation, and geometric mean. GeoGebra commands used are Circle, Point, Segment, Rotate, AttachCopyToView, and Polygon. Suitable for high school and above mathematics learners to understand geometric transformations and polygon properties.

GeoGebra Commands & Parameters

  1. Circle(C, m_0) → g_1
  2. Point(g_1) → G
  3. Point(g_1) → D
  4. Segment(G, D) → f
  5. Rotate(D, 36°, C) → D'
  6. Segment(G, D') → g
  7. Rotate(D', 36°, C) → D''
  8. Segment(G, D'') → h
  9. Rotate(D'', 36°, C) → D'''
  10. Segment(G, D''') → u
  11. Rotate(D''', 36°, C) → E
  12. Segment(G, E) → w
  13. Rotate(E, 36°, C) → E'
  14. Segment(G, E') → a
  15. Rotate(E', 36°, C) → E''
  16. Segment(G, E'') → b
  17. Rotate(E'', 36°, C) → E'''
  18. Segment(G, E''') → c
  19. Rotate(E''', 36°, C) → F
  20. Segment(G, F) → d
  21. Rotate(F, 36°, C) → F'
  22. Segment(G, F') → e
  23. Segment(C, D) → m
  24. Circle(A, m_0) → hhh
  25. Point(hhh) → B
  26. Rotate(B, (-(60°)), A) → B'_1
  27. Rotate(B, 60°, A) → B'
  28. Rotate(B', 60°, A) → B''
  29. Rotate(B'', 60°, A) → B'''
  30. Rotate(B''', 60°, A) → K
  31. AttachCopyToView(PolyLine[(12.100000000000005,0.2599999999999979), (NaN,NaN), (12.100000000000005,0.2599999999999979), (12.080000000000004,0.19999999999999787), (12.020000000000005,0.2199999999999979), (12.020000000000005,0.29999999999999793), (12.020000000000005,0.379999999999998), (12.020000000000005,0.4599999999999981), (12.080000000000004,0.41999999999999804), (12.140000000000004,0.359999999999998), (12.160000000000004,0.29999999999999793), (12.160000000000004,0.2199999999999979), (12.140000000000004,0.15999999999999784), (12.060000000000004,0.15999999999999784), (12.000000000000004,0.17999999999999786), (11.960000000000004,0.2399999999999979), (11.960000000000004,0.31999999999999795), (11.960000000000004,0.399999999999998), (12.040000000000004,0.399999999999998), (12.140000000000004,0.399999999999998), (12.220000000000004,0.399999999999998), (12.260000000000005,0.33999999999999797), (12.280000000000005,0.2599999999999979), (12.280000000000005,0.17999999999999786), (12.220000000000004,0.2599999999999979), (12.220000000000004,0.33999999999999797), (12.200000000000005,0.4599999999999981), (12.160000000000004,0.5399999999999981), (12.120000000000005,0.5999999999999982), (12.040000000000004,0.5999999999999982), (11.960000000000004,0.5799999999999982), (11.880000000000004,0.5999999999999982), (11.880000000000004,0.6799999999999982), (11.800000000000004,0.7399999999999982), (11.880000000000004,0.6799999999999982), (11.920000000000005,0.6199999999999982), (11.940000000000005,0.5599999999999982), (12.040000000000004,0.5399999999999981), (12.160000000000004,0.49999999999999806), (12.220000000000004,0.4599999999999981), (12.180000000000005,0.399999999999998), (12.140000000000004,0.33999999999999797), (12.180000000000005,0.399999999999998), (12.240000000000004,0.41999999999999804), (12.280000000000005,0.33999999999999797), (12.280000000000005,0.2599999999999979), (12.320000000000004,0.15999999999999784), (12.340000000000005,0.2199999999999979), (12.260000000000005,0.2199999999999979), (12.180000000000005,0.2199999999999979), (12.100000000000005,0.19999999999999787), (12.000000000000004,0.19999999999999787), (11.900000000000004,0.19999999999999787), (11.860000000000005,0.2599999999999979), (11.840000000000005,0.31999999999999795), (11.800000000000004,0.379999999999998), (11.880000000000004,0.379999999999998), (11.940000000000005,0.33999999999999797), (12.000000000000004,0.29999999999999793), (12.060000000000004,0.359999999999998), (12.040000000000004,0.2799999999999979), (NaN,NaN), (7.460000000000003,-1.7000000000000035), true], 1, (-5.120000000000001, -5.000000000000006), (18.720000000000006, 6.620000000000003), (0, 581), (1192, 0)) → stroke1
  32. Segment(C, D') → h_1
  33. Segment(C, D'') → i
  34. Segment(C, D''') → j
  35. Segment(C, E) → l
  36. Segment(C, E') → p
  37. Segment(C, E'') → q
  38. Segment(C, E''') → r
  39. Segment(C, F) → s
  40. Segment(F', C) → t
  41. Polygon(E', E'', E''', F, F', D, D', D'', D''', E) → poly1, e', e_2, e'', e''', f_2, f', d_1, d', d'', d'''
  42. Polygon(E', E'', E''', F, F', D, D', D'', D''', E) → poly2, e'_1, e_3, e''_1, e'''_1, f_3, f'_1, d_2, d'_1, d''_1, d'''_1