Association of two square difference identity to regular polygons and circles

dc.contributor.authorAslaner, Recep
dc.contributor.authorIlhan, Aziz
dc.date.accessioned2026-04-04T13:19:02Z
dc.date.available2026-04-04T13:19:02Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.departmentİnönü Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractGeoGebra is a dynamic software that is frequently used and of increasing importance in mathematics teaching processes in our digital age. Accordingly, in this study a new perspective has been brought to the proofs of the “two square difference identity” expressed for the square, which is a flat polygon, made with different approaches. With side lengths a, b, and a>b, it has been shown that the identity given by the equation (difference of area) a2-b2=(a-b)(a+b) is true for other regular polygons as well. In the study, direct proof method was used within the framework of the principle of conservation of measure, which is one of the basic principles of geometry teaching. GeoGebra program, which is a dynamic geometry software, was preferred for drawing geometric shapes used in proofs. In order to generalize the number n, a different fragmentation technique was preferred to the proofs made using different drawings for equilateral triangle and square, which are the simplest regular polygons. It has also been shown that this identity is true for circles viewed as polygons with an infinite number of sides. © 2024 by Author/s and Licensed by Modestum DOO, Serbia.
dc.identifier.doi10.29333/pr/14341
dc.identifier.issn2468-4929
dc.identifier.issue2
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-105022873683
dc.identifier.scopusqualityN/A
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.29333/pr/14341
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11616/108117
dc.identifier.volume9
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherModestum
dc.relation.ispartofPedagogical Research
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzKA_Scopus_20250329
dc.subjectassociation
dc.subjectdifference of two squares
dc.subjectdynamic geometry software
dc.subjectGeoGebra
dc.subjectgeometry teaching
dc.subjectidentities
dc.subjectvisualization
dc.titleAssociation of two square difference identity to regular polygons and circles
dc.typeArticle

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