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Volume of Pyramid and Prism by chris cambré

Volume of Pyramid and Prism by chris cambré
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2017-02-12 21:49
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This example demonstrates the calculation of volumes for pyramids and prisms. It involves core mathematical concepts such as volume formulas, polygon area, and 3D geometry. Key GeoGebra commands used include Vector, Polygon, Prism, Translate, Midpoint, Rotate, and Sequence to construct the figures and compute volumes. Suitable for high school geometry education to help understand volume calculation principles.

GeoGebra Commands & Parameters

  1. Vector((0, 0, 0), (3, 0, 3)) → v
  2. Polygon(A, D, E) → poly1, e, a, d
  3. Prism(poly1, B) → b, F_1, edgeBF, edgeFG, edgeBG, F, faceABFD, faceDEGF, faceABGE, faceBFG, edgeAB, edgeDF, edgeEG
  4. Translate(B, Vector[(s * v)]) → B'
  5. Translate(C, Vector[(s * v)]) → C'
  6. Translate(F, Vector[(s * v)]) → F'
  7. Translate(E, Vector[(s * v)]) → E'
  8. Translate(Pyramid[Polygon[B, C, F], E], Vector[(s * v)]) → c
  9. Translate(Pyramid[Polygon[A, B, C, D], E], Vector[(0 * v)]) → f
  10. Midpoint(A, E) → G
  11. Midpoint(D, E) → H
  12. Midpoint(B, F) → I
  13. Midpoint(C, F) → J
  14. Midpoint(A, B) → K
  15. Midpoint(D, C) → L
  16. Midpoint(E, F) → M
  17. Midpoint(B, C) → N
  18. Midpoint(A, D) → O
  19. Midpoint(M, L) → P
  20. Midpoint(M, K) → Q
  21. Rotate(Prism[Polygon[D, L, P, H], O], 0°, zAxis) → g
  22. Rotate(Prism[Polygon[A, O, G], K], 0°, zAxis) → h
  23. Midpoint(K, L) → R
  24. Rotate(Prism[Polygon[Q, R, N], P], 0°, zAxis) → i
  25. Translate(M, Vector[(s * v)]) → M'
  26. Translate(P, Vector[(s * v)]) → P'
  27. Translate(Q, Vector[(s * v)]) → Q'
  28. Translate(I, Vector[(s * v)]) → I'
  29. Translate(J, Vector[(s * v)]) → J'
  30. Rotate(Prism[Polygon[I', J', F'], Q'], 0°, zAxis) → j
  31. Translate(N, Vector[(s * v)]) → N'
  32. Rotate(Prism[Polygon[Q', N', I'], P'], 0°, zAxis) → k
  33. Vector(B, Q) → u
  34. Sequence(Translate[Dilate[list1, 0.5, B'], Vector[(t * u)]], t, 0, 1) → list1'
  35. Sequence(Translate[Dilate[list2, 0.5, B], Vector[(t * u)]], t, 0, 1) → list2'
  36. Sequence(Translate[Dilate[list1, 0.25, B'], Vector[(t * u / 2)]], t, 0, 3) → list1''
  37. Sequence(Translate[Dilate[list2, 0.25, B], Vector[(t * u / 2)]], t, 0, 3) → list2''
  38. Sequence(Translate[Dilate[list1, 0.125, B'], Vector[(t * u / 4)]], t, 0, 7) → list1'''
  39. Sequence(Translate[Dilate[list2, 0.125, B], Vector[(t * u / 4)]], t, 0, 7) → list2'''
  40. Sequence(Translate[Dilate[list1, 0.0625, B'], Vector[(t * u / 8)]], t, 0, 15) → list1''''
  41. Sequence(Translate[Dilate[list2, 0.0625, B], Vector[(t * u / 8)]], t, 0, 15) → list2''''
  42. Translate(Pyramid[Polygon[B, C, F], E], Vector[(s * v)]) → c'
  43. Translate(Pyramid[Polygon[A, B, C, D], E], Vector[(0 * v)]) → f'
  44. Rotate(Prism[Polygon[D, L, P, H], O], 0°, zAxis) → g'
  45. Rotate(Prism[Polygon[A, O, G], K], 0°, zAxis) → h'
  46. Rotate(Prism[Polygon[Q, R, N], P], 0°, zAxis) → i'
  47. Rotate(Prism[Polygon[I', J', F'], Q'], 0°, zAxis) → j'
  48. Rotate(Prism[Polygon[Q', N', I'], P'], 0°, zAxis) → k'