Explorations in Geometry
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Authors
Buckler, Mallory
Soto, Victor
Issue Date
2020
Type
Presentation
Language
en_US
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Abstract
Dynamic geometric software can facilitate mathematical conjecturing. Computer construction programs allow the users to construct geometric shapes with specific constraints. Once these geometric shapes are constructed, they can be moved around on the computer screen without changing the specified constraints. This dynamic aspect of the software allows the users to conjecture about the relationships between and among different properties of the created shapes. The purpose of this poster is to display examples of geometric conjectures that can be explored in a dynamic geometry environment. These conjectures can be presented as geometry problems. Some of these problems (when solved) have the potential to emerge as significant mathematical theorems.