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There are several possible approaches to the final problem:
- Using Pythagoras theorem.
- Using the fact that the square can be split into 45 ° right angled triangles and some simple trig.
- Some symmetry and the differences in the x and y coordinates of the vertices and the coordinates of the centre of the square.