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Creating Squares

Move the blue points in the applet below to create a square. When you think you've made a square, you can check to see if you're correct. Use the 'Reset' button to randomly place the two black points in new positions.

Questions to consider

Do you have a strategy for working out where to place the two blue points? Is it always possible to make a square? If the two black points had coordinates (a,b) and (c,d), can you find a way to write the coordinates of the two blue points in terms of a, b, c and d?