Archimedes Arbelos, Inscribed Circle and Square II. Interactive Geometry.
Level: High School, SAT Prep, College
or Dynamic Geometry
red button ()
on the figure below to start the animation. Drag points A, C, and line
AC to change the figure. Press P and click the left mouse button to start the step by step
In the figure above, a circle D
is inscribed in the arbelos ABC (AB, BC and AC are
semicircles), prove that KLFM is a square.
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Dynamic Geometry: You can alter the figure
dynamically in order to test and prove (or disproved)
conjectures and gain mathematical insight that is less
readily available with static drawings by hand.
This page uses the
dynamic geometry software and requires
Adobe Flash player 7 or higher.
TracenPoche is a project of Sesamath, an association of French
teachers of mathematics.
Instruction to explore the
Animation. Click the red
to start/stop animation
Manipulate. Drag points A
and C, and line AC to change the figure.
Press P and click the left mouse
on any free area of the figure
above to show the
step-by-step bar and click 'Next
Step' button ()
to start the construction step-by-step:
Hide the step-by-step bar by
using again the combination P +
click left mouse.