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Challenge: Square Construction Using Keyboard Only

Task

Note: This challenge is supposed to be solved using keyboard input only! Construct a square whose side length can be modified using a slider, and which allows to explore the relation between its side length and its area. Write down instructions that help your students discover this concept.
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Hints

  • Start your construction with an arbitrary point A, and create the other vertices in relation to the coordinates of point A.
  • The side length of the square should be a positive integer less than or equal to 10.
  • Remember how to use the coordinates of an existing point in order to create a new point!
  • Find out how to display the value of an object instead of its name as its label.

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