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Mathematics lessons for IB® Diploma Programme
Applications and Interpretation | Geometry and Trigonometry
Voronoi Diagrams
Activity Overview
Students will create Voronoi Diagrams and apply them to real world scenarios.
Objectives
- Students will create Voronoi Diagrams and apply them to real world situations.
- Students will draw triangles and find their circumcenters using perpendicular bisectors.
- Connect the use of Voronoi Diagrams with finding the Equations of lines in the form ax + by + c = 0 form, Where a, b, and c are all integers.
Vocabulary
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About the Lesson
This activity is done mainly by hand, but uses the TI-84 family as an aid to the problems. If you are skilled at using Cabri Jr. you can also share with the students how to create a Voronoi Diagram in the handheld. Students will need a ruler and pencil to complete the activity. Also, having colored pencils when the Voronoi Diagram is created will help distinguish the cells that are created.