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Volume of a Triangular Prism by gahagan.connor

Volume of a Triangular Prism by gahagan.connor
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2016-12-02 12:09
PolygonSolid GeometryGeometric Construction
This example demonstrates how to calculate the volume of a triangular prism using GeoGebra. It involves core math concepts like volume formulas, polygon construction, and spatial geometry. Key GeoGebra commands and objects used include Point, Intersect, Polygon, and Prism to build the prism model. Suitable for middle school students and above to learn about calculating volumes in solid geometry.

GeoGebra Commands & Parameters

  1. Point(yAxis) → A
  2. Intersect(xAxis, yAxis) → C
  3. Polygon(A, B, C) → poly1, c, a, b
  4. Prism(poly1, h) → d, D, edgeCF, edgeDE, edgeEF, edgeDF, E, F, faceABED, faceBCFE, faceACFD, faceDEF, edgeAD, edgeBE
  5. Polygon(A, B, C) → poly2, c_1, a_1, b_1
  6. Prism(poly1, 5) → e, G, edgeCI, edgeGH, edgeHI, edgeGI, H, I, faceABHG, faceBCIH, faceACIG, faceGHI, edgeAG, edgeBH