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Geometry

Examples:

distance(1+i, 3+3i) returns 2.828… or 2√2.
if GA is the point at (0, 0) and GB is defined as
plotfunc(4–x^2/4), then distance (GA, GB) returns 3.464…
or 2√3.

distance2

Returns the square of the distance between two points or

between a point and a curve.

distance2(point1, point2)

or

distance2(point,

curve)

Examples:

distance2(1+i, 3+3i) returns 8.
If GA is the point at (0, 0) and GB is defined as plotfunc(4-
x^2/4), then distance2(GA, GB) returns 12.

equation

Returns the Cartesian equation of a curve in x and y, or the

Cartesian coordinates of a point.

equation(curve) or equation(point)

Example:
If GA is the point at (0, 0), GB is the point at (1, 0), and GC
is defined as circle(GA, GB-GA), then equation(GC)

returns x

2

+ y

2

= 1.

extract_measure

Returns the definition of a geometric object. For a point, that

definition consists of the coordinates of the point. For other

objects, the definition mirrors their definition in Symbolic view,

with the coordinates of their defining points supplied.

extract_measure(Var)

ordinate

Returns the y coordinate of a point or the y length of a vector.

ordinate(point) or ordinate(vector)

Example:
Example: ordinate(GA) returns the y-coordinate of the

point A.