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Visualizing and Ordering Fractions

Visualizing and Ordering Fractions
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2019-12-27 07:08
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① This applet demonstrates how to compare and order fractions using visual representations such as circle sectors and segment lengths. ② The core mathematical concepts include fraction comparison, ordering, and the use of least common multiple (LCM) to find common denominators. ③ Construction highlights: GeoGebra commands such as Sequence, CircleSector, Segment, Vector, and LCM are used; objects include multiple points, segments, lists (list1 to list7), and text labels (text1 to text5) to dynamically show comparisons. ④ Suitable for upper elementary to middle school students learning fraction concepts, and useful for teachers in classroom demonstrations or for students to explore fraction ordering interactively.

GeoGebra Commands & Parameters

  1. Sequence((sqrt(2) * cos(i * 360 * ° / den1) + x(B), sqrt(2) * sin(i * 360 * ° / den1) + y(B)), i, 1, den1) → leftpts
  2. Sequence((sqrt(2) * cos(i * 360 * ° / den2) + x(A), sqrt(2) * sin(i * 360 * ° / den2) + y(A)), i, 1, den2) → rightpts
  3. Sequence(Segment[B, Element[leftpts, i]], i, 1, den1) → segleft
  4. Sequence(Segment[A, Element[rightpts, i]], i, 1, den2) → segright
  5. CircleSector(B, Element[leftpts, den1], Element[leftpts, num1]) → e
  6. CircleSector(A, Element[rightpts, den2], Element[rightpts, num2]) → f
  7. Segment(D, C) → a
  8. Vector(F, E) → u
  9. Vector(G, H) → v
  10. Sequence((-5 + i * 10 / den1, 0), i, 0, den1) → list1
  11. Sequence((-5 + i * 10 / den1, 1.3), i, 0, den1) → list2
  12. Sequence(Segment[Element[list1, i], Element[list2, i]], i, 1, den1 + 1) → list3
  13. Sequence((-5 + i * 10 / den2, 0), i, 0, den2) → list4
  14. Sequence((-5 + i * 10 / den2, -1.3), i, 0, den2) → list5
  15. Sequence(Segment[Element[list4, i], Element[list5, i]], i, 0, den2 + 1) → list6
  16. LCM(den1, den2) → b
  17. Sequence((-5 + i * 10 / b, 0), i, 0, b) → list7