Find the area of the rectangle ABCD that has vertices a 2 and -5 point B five and -5.c 5 and -1 d 2 and -1 in square miles

To find the area of the rectangle ABCD, we need to find the length and width of the rectangle first.

The length of the rectangle is the difference in x-coordinates of points A and B:
Length = 5 - 2 = 3 miles

The width of the rectangle is the difference in y-coordinates of points A and D:
Width = -1 - (-5) = 4 miles

Now, we can calculate the area of the rectangle using the formula:
Area = Length * Width
Area = 3 * 4 = 12 square miles

Therefore, the area of the rectangle ABCD is 12 square miles.