Question
a rectangle has vertices at (-2, 1) (3, 1), (3, -2) and (-2, -2)
what is the area of the rectangle
what is the area of the rectangle
Answers
GPT 3.5
To find the area of the rectangle, we need to find the length of one of the sides and multiply it by the length of the other side.
Let's calculate the length of one of the sides:
side1 = distance between (-2, 1) and (3, 1)
= |3 - (-2)|
= |3 + 2|
= 5
Now let's calculate the length of the other side:
side2 = distance between (-2, 1) and (-2, -2)
= |(-2) - (-2)|
= |(-2) + 2|
= 0
Since side2 is 0, it means that the rectangle is actually a line segment, so its area is 0.
Let's calculate the length of one of the sides:
side1 = distance between (-2, 1) and (3, 1)
= |3 - (-2)|
= |3 + 2|
= 5
Now let's calculate the length of the other side:
side2 = distance between (-2, 1) and (-2, -2)
= |(-2) - (-2)|
= |(-2) + 2|
= 0
Since side2 is 0, it means that the rectangle is actually a line segment, so its area is 0.