Find the area of a rectangle ABCD that has vertical points A (2,-5) point B (5,-5) point C (5,-1) and point D (2,-1) in square miles

Question

The area of rectangle ABCD is blank square miles

Answer 1

The area of a rectangle can be found by multiplying the length and width of the rectangle.

Using the coordinates of points A and B, we can calculate the length of the rectangle:
Length = |5 - 2| = 3 miles

Using the coordinates of points A and D, we can calculate the width of the rectangle:
Width = |-5 - (-1)| = 4 miles

Therefore, the area of the rectangle ABCD is:
Area = Length x Width
Area = 3 miles x 4 miles
Area = 12 square miles

So, the area of rectangle ABCD is 12 square miles.