Find the area of the rectangle LMNO , with vertices L(−5,7) , M(−1,7) , N(−1,−3) , and O(−5,−3) .(1 point)
Responses
8 units2
8 units squared
40 units2
40 units squared
100 units2
100 units squared
28 units2
28 units squared
The formula to find the area of a rectangle is length times width.
The length LM is 4 units (from x-coordinate of M - x-coordinate of L)
The width MN is 10 units (from y-coordinate of N - y-coordinate of M)
Area = 4 * 10 = 40 units squared
Therefore, the correct answer is 40 units squared.