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Just Opposite
Age 14 to 16
Challenge Level 
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$A$ and $C$ are the opposite vertices of a square $ABCD$, and
have coordinates $(a,b)$ and $(c,d)$, respectively.
What are the coordinates of the other two vertices?
What is the area of the square?
How generalisable are these results?
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