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28 Dec
2005
28 Dec
'05
11:51 a.m.
Hans Hagen wrote:
i wonder what happens with the symbol when one uses it this way:
\usemodule[unit] 10 \Square \Inch
I believe the shortcut forms are only ever used for distances, never for areas. So a rectangle with sides 2" by 4" has 8in^2 surface area. Taco