document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=156516>Question 156516</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0130625604/algebrahomeworkh>Geometry</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how do i find the perimeter and area of a rectangle in the coordinate plane:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "L(0,1)M(3,5)N(5,5)P(5,1) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #115407 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=solver91311><B>solver91311(24713)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=solver91311><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=solver91311><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=115407\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Well, this is an interesting problem for a tutor to solve.  I don't mean the problem you stated, but the problem of what is wrong with your problem statement.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The difficulty is that quadrilateral LMNP is NOT a rectangle, it is a trapezoid.  So the problem for me becomes trying to decipher whether you want to know how, in general, to find the perimeter and area of a rectangle that is described by four ordered pairs representing the vertices, or if you need help with finding the perimeter and area of trapezoid LMNP.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Quite frankly, I'm stumped.  Write back and tell us what you really need. </SPAN>\n" );
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