Find the area of the rectangle ABCD that has vertices a 2 and -5 point B five and -5.c 5 and -1 d 2 and -1 in square miles

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

The length of the rectangle is the difference in x-coordinates of points A and B:
Length = 5 - 2 = 3 miles

The width of the rectangle is the difference in y-coordinates of points A and D:
Width = -1 - (-5) = 4 miles

Now, we can calculate the area of the rectangle using the formula:
Area = Length * Width
Area = 3 * 4 = 12 square miles

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