Conic section constructions using Geogebra
Thu, 11/29/2007 - 08:19 — David Wees
The following constructions are all conic sections (as I was teaching this section to my 10th grade students) and are 'quick and dirty' constructions of conic sections. All you need to do in the examples is drag the point C left and right to see the shapes show up.
Parabola:
Please install Java 1.4 (or later) to use this page.Ellipse:
Please install Java 1.4 (or later) to use this page.Hyperbola:
Please install Java 1.4 (or later) to use this page.| Attachment | Size |
|---|---|
| ellipse_construction.ggb | 1.64 KB |
| hyperbola_construction.ggb | 1.75 KB |
| locus_of_parabola_0.ggb | 1.27 KB |
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How did you get the constructions on to the website?
Actually I wrote a plugin to
Actually I wrote a plugin to do it. The constructions are in a Java applet, which is created by http://www.geogebra.org and I use a Drupal module which I wrote which lets me upload the Geogebra .ggb and turn it into an applet.