is any convex quadrilateral. Squares center are constructed on the outside of the edges and respectively. Show that and are equal and perpendicular.
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Solution
Consider to be the points in the complex plane. Then are the points , , , . Hence vector is represented by the complex number and the vector by the . But , so and are equal and perpendicular.
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