Pre-Algebra Examples

Find the Square or Rectangle Area (6,-3) , (0,5) , (-2,1)
, ,
Step 1
The distances between the given points are the length (l), width (w), and diagonal (d).
The distance between the three corners is:
and
and
and
Step 2
The diagonal is the longest distance and the width is the shortest distance, which means the and .
Step 3
The area of a rectangle is .
Step 4
Multiply by .
Step 5