Question

Point upper A has coordinates left parenthesis negative 5 comma 6 right parenthesis. Point upper B has coordinates left parenthesis negative 2 comma 6 right parenthesis. Point upper C has coordinates left parenthesis negative 2 comma 1 right parenthesis. Point upper D has coordinates left parenthesis negative 5 comma 1 right parenthesis.


Find the coordinates of the rectangle and use them to compute the area.

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Responses

15 units2
15

units
2

15 units squared

30 units2
30

units
2

30 units squared

8 units2
8

units
2

8 units squared

16 units2

Answer 1

The rectangle's vertices are A(−5, 6), B(−2, 6), C(−2, 1), D(−5, 1).
Width = |−2 − (−5)| = 3, height = |6 − 1| = 5. Area = 3·5 = 15 square units.

Answer: 15 units².