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A triangle and the coordinates of its vertices is shown in the coordinate plane below. Enter the area of this triangle in square units, rounded to the nearest tenth. square units

A triangle and the coordinates of its vertices is shown in the coordinate plane below-example-1
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Answer:

22 units²

Explanation:

1/2b*h=area

You can either count the units or use the distance formula.


d = \sqrt{ {(x2 - x1)}^(2) + {(y2 - y1)}^(2) }

b = 4 units

h = 11 units

area = (1/2*4)*11 = 22 units²

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