Regular Polygon Detector
- Author:
- Judah L Schwartz
In the left hand panel you can build any shape triangle or quadrilateral.
The right hand panel shows the distribution of side lengths and angles in your polygon.
Looking at the right hand panel - how can you identify
a scalene triangle
an isosceles triangle
an equilateral triangle
an acute triangle
an obtuse triangle
a right triangle
Looking at the right hand panel - how can you identify
a square
a parallelogram
a rhombus
a kite
a trapezoid
a right angle trapezoid
a quadrilateral that can be inscribed in a circle
a quadrilateral in which a circle can be inscribed
If this applet permitted the construction of a pentagon, what would the right hand panel look like?
if it permitted the construction of a hexagon?