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Geogebra Triangle Exploration
Geogebra Triangle Exploration
Triangle
Exploration
Directions:
You
are
going
to
be
making
at
least
three
different
types
of
triangles
(scalene,
equilateral,
isosceles,
acute,
obtuse,
or
right).
Once
you
have
your
triangles
created
you
will
measure
the
interior
angles
of
the
triangles
to
find
the
sum
of
the
interior
angles
and
you
will
measure
all
the
side
lengths.
After
you
have
found
all
the
sums
you
will
try
to
come
to
a
conclusion
about
all
triangles.
Some
tips
for
creating
figures
To
create
a
segment:
- Click
the
third
drop
down
menu.
- Choose
Segment
- Click
in
two
places
to
make
you
segment
To
create
congruent
segments:
- Select
Segment
with
a
Given
Length
from
the
third
drop
down
menu.
- Click
for
a
point.
- Enter
a
length
1-10.
- Do
this
again
but
when
you
click
for
your
point
use
the
right
end
point.
- You
are
creating
congruent
segments,
so
what
should
your
length
be?
- Move
the
new
endpoint
to
a
position
so
you
can
make
a
triangle
by
creating
another
segment.
To
create
an
Equilateral
triangle:
-
On
the
5th
drop
down
menu
select
Regular
Polygon
-
Create
two
points
and
then
enter
3
vertices.
To
create
a
Right
Triangle:
- Create
a
line
segment.
- Select
Perpendicular
Line
from
the
4th
drop
down
menu.
- Click
the
two
endpoints
of
the
segment.
- Make
a
point
anywhere
on
the
line
formed
using
the
second
drop
down
menu.
- Connect
that
point
with
the
other
endpoint.
To
create
a
scalene
triangle:
- Select
polygon
from
the
5th
drop
down
menu.
- Make
three
points
but
make
sure
to
connect
to
the
first
point.
To
Measure
Angles:
- Select
Angle
from
the
8th
drop
down
menu.
- Select
the
points
that
form
the
angle
in
a
clockwise
direction.
To
Measure
Length:
- Select
Distance
or
Length
from
the
8th
drop
down
menu.
- Select
the
line
you
want
to
measure.
Triangle
One
Type
of
Triangle:
_______________________________
Measure
of
Angles:
_______________
_______________
_______________
Sum
of
the
Angles:
_______________
+
_______________
+
_______________
Triangle
Two
Type
of
Triangle:
_______________________________
Measure
of
Angles:
_______________
_______________
_______________
Sum
of
the
Angles:
_______________
+
_______________
+
_______________
Triangle
Three
Type
of
Triangle:
_______________________________
Measure
of
Angles:
_______________
_______________
_______________
Sum
of
the
Angles:
_______________
+
_______________
+
_______________
What
can
you
conclude
about
the
sum
of
all
the
interior
angle
of
every
triangle?