Volumes of Cubes and Prisms by alice wright

Volumes of Cubes and Prisms by alice wright
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2019-03-27 07:03
This example demonstrates the calculation of volumes for cubes and prisms. Key mathematical concepts include volume calculation, geometric transformations, and vectors. Using GeoGebra commands such as Dilate (scaling), Polygon (polygon), and Vector (vector), the construction of cubes and prisms is illustrated, along with transformations and vector understanding of volume changes. Suitable for middle school and above students or teachers for teaching purposes.

GeoGebra Commands & Parameters

  1. Dilate(E, a, A) → E'_1
  2. Dilate(F, a, D) → F'_1
  3. Dilate(G, a, C) → G'_1
  4. Dilate(A, b, D) → A'_1
  5. Dilate(E'_1, b, F'_1) → E''_1
  6. Dilate(B, b, C) → B'_1
  7. Dilate(F'_1, c, G'_1) → F''_1
  8. Dilate(D, a, B) → D'_1
  9. Dilate(E'_1, c, D'_1) → E''
  10. Dilate(E'', b, F''_1) → E'''
  11. Dilate(A'_1, c, B'_1) → A''_1
  12. Dilate(D, c, C) → D'_2
  13. Polygon(C, G'_1, F''_1, D'_2) → poly1, c_2, g', f'', d'
  14. Polygon(C, D'_2, A''_1, B'_1) → poly2, c_1, d'_1, a'', b'
  15. Polygon(A''_1, D'_2, F''_1, E''') → poly3, a''_1, d'_2, f''_1, e'''
  16. Polygon(B, A, D, C) → poly4, b_1, a_1, d_3, c_3
  17. Polygon(C, D, F, G) → poly5, c_4, d_1, f_2, g_1
  18. Polygon(D, F, E, A) → poly6, d_2, f_1, e_1, a_2
  19. Vector(C, D) → u
  20. Sequence(Segment[Translate[C, Vector[(j * u)]], Translate[G'_1, Vector[(j * u)]]], j, 1, c - 1) → list1
  21. Sequence(Segment[Translate[B'_1, Vector[(j * u)]], Translate[C, Vector[(j * u)]]], j, 1, c - 1) → list2
  22. Vector(C, G) → v
  23. Vector(C, B) → w
  24. Sequence(Segment[Translate[C, Vector[(j * v)]], Translate[D'_2, Vector[(j * v)]]], j, 1, a - 1) → list3
  25. Sequence(Segment[Translate[C, Vector[(j * w)]], Translate[D'_2, Vector[(j * w)]]], j, 1, b - 1) → list4
  26. Sequence(Segment[Translate[F''_1, Vector[(j * w)]], Translate[D'_2, Vector[(j * w)]]], j, 1, b - 1) → list5
  27. Sequence(Segment[Translate[D'_2, Vector[(j * v)]], Translate[A''_1, Vector[(j * v)]]], j, 1, a - 1) → list6
  28. Dilate(G, (a * d), C) → G'
  29. Dilate(F, (a * d), D) → F'
  30. Dilate(F', (c * f), G') → F''
  31. Dilate(D, (c * f), C) → D'
  32. Dilate(B, (b * e), C) → B'
  33. Dilate(A, (b * e), D) → A'
  34. Dilate(A', (c * f), B') → A''
  35. Vector(D', F'') → z
  36. Translate(A'', z) → A'''
  37. Polygon(D', C, G', F'') → poly7, d'_3, c_5, g'_1, f_4
  38. Polygon(D', C, B', A'') → poly8, d_6, c_6, b'_1, a_4
  39. Polygon(A'', D', F'', A''') → poly9, a''_3, d'_5, f''_3, a'''
  40. Sequence(Segment[Translate[C, Vector[((j * c) * u)]], Translate[G', Vector[((j * c) * u)]]], j, 1, f) → list7
  41. Sequence(Segment[Translate[C, Vector[((j * c) * u)]], Translate[B', Vector[((j * c) * u)]]], j, 1, f) → list8
  42. Sequence(Segment[Translate[D', Vector[((j * a) * v)]], Translate[C, Vector[((j * a) * v)]]], j, 1, d) → list9
  43. Sequence(Segment[Translate[D', Vector[((j * b) * w)]], Translate[C, Vector[((j * b) * w)]]], j, 1, e) → list10
  44. Sequence(Segment[Translate[A'', Vector[((j * a) * v)]], Translate[D', Vector[((j * a) * v)]]], j, 1, d) → list11
  45. Sequence(Segment[Translate[F'', Vector[((j * b) * w)]], Translate[D', Vector[((j * b) * w)]]], j, 1, e) → list12

AI Drawing Prompt Reference

Draw a diagram illustrating the volume calculation of cubes and prisms. Start by drawing the six faces of a cube, then create a prism through scaling and rotation. Use vector and transformation tools to demonstrate changes in the prism's volume. Finally, show the prism's changes in different directions through translation and scaling.
The prompt above was compiled from the original drawing commands and is for reference only.