SOLUTION: what is the area in square units of a rectangle with vertices (-2,5),(3,5),(3,-1)(-2,-1)

Question 671813: what is the area in square units of a rectangle with vertices (-2,5),(3,5),(3,-1)(-2,-1)

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a rectangle with vertices (-2,5),(3,5),(3,-1)(-2,-1)

find the distance between points to get the length and the width of a rectangle
for: (3,-1)(-2,-1)

The distance (denoted by d) between two points in two dimensions is given by the following formula:

Thus in our case, the required distance is

For more on this concept, refer to Distance formula.

for: (-2,5),(-2,-1)

The distance (denoted by d) between two points in two dimensions is given by the following formula:

Thus in our case, the required distance is

For more on this concept, refer to Distance formula.

so,the length is units and the width is units

then, the area is square units

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