Using Tools to Construct Tangents to a Circle
Back to school...
- Use the Navigation Bar in the figure below to review the construction process of tangents to a circle.
- Try to create this construction on your own using the DIY-applet.
- Write down a construction protocol and explain every construction step.
Tangents to a circle construction
Suggestions for discussion
- Which Tools did you use in order to recreate the construction?
- Were there any new Tools involved in the suggested construction steps? If yes, how did you find out how to operate the new Tool?
- Did you notice anything about the Toolbar displayed in the DIY-applet?
- Do you think your students could work with such a Dynamic Worksheet and find out about construction steps on their own?