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What is the area of the rectangle?

What is the area of the rectangle?-example-1

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You need to use the distance formula to find the length and width of the rectangle.
length = sqrt ((-5-7)^2 + (2 - -4)^2) = sqrt 180
width = sqrt (-5--7)^2 + (2--2)^2 = sqrt 20

Area = sqrt180 * sqrt 20 = sqrt 3600 = 60 Answer
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