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Geometry

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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.

parameq

Works like the equation command, but returns parametric

results in complex form.

parameq(GeoObj )

perimeter

Returns the perimeter of a polygon or the circumference of a

circle.

perimeter(polygon)

or

perimeter(circle)

Examples:
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 perimeter(GC)

returns 2.