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geometry[square] - define a square
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Calling Sequence
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square(Sq, [A, B, E, F] )
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Parameters
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Sq
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the name of the square
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A, B, E, F
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four points
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Description
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A square is an equilateral and equiangular parallelogram.
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A square Sq is defined by a list of four given points in the correct order. For a list of four points  , the condition is that the segments AB, BE, EF, and FA must make a square.
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To access the information relating to a square Sq, use the following function calls:
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form(Sq)
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returns the form of the geometric object
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(i.e., square2d if Sq is a square).
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DefinedAs(Sq)
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the list of four vertices of Sq.
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diagonal(Sq)
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the distance of the diagonal of Sq.
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detail(Sq)
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returns a detailed description of the object Sq.
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The command with(geometry,square) allows the use of the abbreviated form of this command.
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Examples
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define four points A(0,0), B(1,0), C(1,1) and F(0,1)
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define the square Sq that have A, B, C, F as its vertices
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![square(Sq, [A, B, C, F])](/support/helpjp/helpview.aspx?si=5841/file04137/math131.png)
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![[[0, 0], [1, 0], [1, 1], [0, 1]]](/support/helpjp/helpview.aspx?si=5841/file04137/math148.png)
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