document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=453409>Question 453409</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the area of a rectangle if three of its corners are (-0.1,-3.4), (-7.9,-3.4), and (-0.1,6.8). How would i do this? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #311523 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rwm><B>rwm(914)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-11.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rwm><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=311523\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> find the distance between the first  two points.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The y's are the same.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the distance between the x's is -.1 and -7.9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7.8 width<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the distance between the first and the third is 6.8 and -3.4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "since they are opposite signs we add them<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3.4 and 6.8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10.2 length<BR>\n" );
document.write( "length times width<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so the area is 7.8*10.2 </SPAN>\n" );
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