Square

Definition, properties, construction, and formulas

Overview

A square is a regular quadrilateral with four equal sides and four right angles. It can also be seen as a rectangle with equal adjacent sides.

Core facts:
  • Four sides of equal length
  • All interior angles are 90°
  • Both diagonals are equal and intersect at the center
  • 4 axes of symmetry and 4-fold rotational symmetry
Additional property:

The area of the circumcircle is twice the area of the incircle.




Angle bisector
Median
Altitude and the Orthocenter
Triangle bisector
Pythagorean theorem
Pythagorean triples
Circle
Square
Rectangle
Rhombus
Parallelogram
Trapezoid

Construction with a Given Diagonal

Square construction with diagonal

Square Formulas

Area
Square area formulas
Perimeter
Square perimeter formulas
Diagonal
Square diagonal formulas
Incircle radius
Square incircle radius formulas
Circumradius
Square circumradius formulas
Square diagram

Key Points

  • All square sides are equal: \(a = a = a = a\)
  • Diagonals are equal and perpendicular bisectors of each other
  • \(A = a^2\), \(U = 4a\), \(d = a\sqrt{2}\)
  • One known measure is enough to derive all others

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