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A coordinate plane shows the x-axis ranging from negative 9 to 9 in unit increments and the y-axis ranging from negative 11 to 11 in unit increments. Four plotted points upper A upper B upper C upper D are joined to form a rectangle. The coordinates of the plotted points are as follows: point upper A is left parenthesis 3 comma 4 right parenthesis, point upper B is left parenthesis negative 5 comma 4 right parenthesis, point upper C is left parenthesis negative 5 comma 8 right parenthesis, and point upper D is left parenthesis 3 comma 8 right parenthesis.

Find the area of rectangle ABCD in square feet.

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Responses

32 feet
32 feet

−32 square feet
negative 32 square feet

32 square feet
32 square feet

24 feet
24 feet
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Answer 1

To find the area of rectangle ABCD, we need to find the length and width of the rectangle.

The length of the rectangle can be calculated as the difference between the x-coordinates of points A and B: 3 - (-5) = 8.
The width of the rectangle can be calculated as the difference between the y-coordinates of points A and B: 8 - 4 = 4.

Therefore, the area of rectangle ABCD is length x width = 8 x 4 = 32 square feet.

So, the correct response is: 32 square feet