Question

Please help! Algebra 2 question

What is the area of the triangle with vertices (-1,-4), (-3,-2), and (-4,-2)?

Answer 1

Do you know the formula?

Answer 2

Do I have to do the distance formula? If not then no @hba

Answer 3

Yes we would be using distance formula here but our objective is to find the area.

why don't you draw a triangle in here so i could explain it to you.

Answer 4

Do you want me to draw the triangle given to me with the vertices?

Answer 5

id move the triangle to the origin to make life simpler (hopefully)

Answer 6

(-1,-4), (-3,-2), and (-4,-2)
+1 +4 +1 +4 +1 +4
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0,0 -2, 2 -3, 2