Similar Polygon Exploration in Geogebra

//Similar Polygon Exploration in Geogebra

Similar Polygon Exploration in Geogebra

Use Geogebra to

  • create similar polygons,
  • compare the scale factor of a dilation with the side lengths of the image and preimage
  • compare the scale factor with the ratio of the perimeters
  • compare the scale factor with the ratio of the areas

A written version of the investigation is below.

Similar Polygon Exploration

similar-polygon-perimeter-area-exploration

To see a modified version of this exploration (with check boxes to show/hide the ratios) see https://www.geogebra.org/m/ymm4V3XS

By | 2017-11-13T22:01:54+00:00 January 4th, 2017|Geometry|2 Comments

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  1. Mandeep March 22, 2018 at 6:12 pm - Reply

    Thanks so much for sharing the video of this activity. I had this activity in my mind, but didn’t know how to create it in the Geogebra.

    • Stacie Bender March 25, 2018 at 7:49 pm - Reply

      You’re welcome! My intent was to write up instructions for my students to follow so they could learn more about the power of Geogebra. However, we are not one-to-one and it’s difficult to get a cart of computers so I posted anyway hoping it might help fellow teachers.

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