find the area of the rectangle JKLM with vertices J(-5, -2) K (-1,-2) L (-1, 7) and M (-5,-7)
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The area of a rectangle can be found by multiplying the length by the width.
The length of the rectangle is the distance between points J and K, which is 4 units (|-5 - (-1)| = 4).
The width of the rectangle is the distance between points J and M, which is 5 units (|-2 - (-7)| = 5).
Therefore, the area of the rectangle JKLM is 4 * 5 = 20 square units.