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Find the area of the triangle with the vertices A (3, -5), B (-2, -7) and C (18, 1) such that A, B and C are collinear.

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Answer:

0

Explanation:

Many authors do not recognize three points on a line as forming a triangle. This is because its area is zero. (The "base" is the length of the line segment; the "height" is the width of the line (zero).)

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