Polygon Area and Vector Demonstration
2014-10-17 02:18
This GeoGebra applet demonstrates the calculation of polygon areas and their relationship with vectors. By constructing points, segments, vectors, and polygons, and using sequence commands to generate lists, it visually illustrates the geometric meaning of polygon areas and the application of vectors, making it suitable for teaching and learning coordinate geometry and vector algebra.
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5th Grade Math: Area (Part 2)
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