Area Challenges
- Author:
- Jack D. Gittinger
See Lab Instructions below the GeoGebra window.
AREA CHALLENGES
Use the MOVE GRAPHICS VIEW tool to move the GeoGebra page as necessary.
Make sure that the GRID is turned on. Use the grid to help you design your constructions.
Challenge 1
Use the POLYGON tool to construct at least 3 different right triangles with the area of 2 square units.
Use the MOVE (pointer) tool as necessary to drag and adjust the corners of your constructions to meet the challenge.
Use the AREA tool to check the area of your right triangles.
Challenge 2
Use the POLYGON tool to construct at each of these polygons with an area of 8 square units:
a) Triangle
b) Quadrilateral
c) Pentagon
d) Hexagon
Use the MOVE (pointer) tool as necessary to drag and adjust the corners of your constructions to meet the challenge.
Use the AREA tool to check the area of your right triangles.
Challenge 3
Use the POLYGON tool to construct 3 different isosceles triangles with an area of 4 square units.
Use the MOVE (pointer) tool as necessary to drag and adjust the corners of your constructions to meet the challenge.
Use the AREA tool to check the area of your right triangles.