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Brazil geometry

Problem

is any convex quadrilateral. Squares center are constructed on the outside of the edges and respectively. Show that and are equal and perpendicular.
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.

Techniques

Complex numbers in geometryRotation