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Prove that the rectangle circumscribing a circle is a square

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AP=AS,BP=BQ,CR=CQ andDR = DS
`rArr AP+BP+CR+DR= AS +BQ+CQ+DS`
`Q rArr AB + CD = AD + CB`
But`AB = CD and AD = CB`
`thereforeAB =AD`
Hence,ABCD is a square.
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