Find the area of rectangle ABCD that has vertices point A (-2, -5), point B(5,-5), point C (5,-4), and point D (-2,-4) in square kilometers
To find the area of the rectangle with the given coordinates, we first need to find the length of the base (side AD) and the height (side AB).
The length of side AD is the difference between the x-coordinates of points A and D:
AD = 5 - (-2) = 7 km
The height AB is the difference between the y-coordinates of points A and B:
AB = -5 - (-5) = 0 km
Since the height AB is 0, this means that ABCD is actually a line segment, not a rectangle. Therefore, the area of the "rectangle" ABCD is 0 square kilometers.