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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Can you check this question please?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Check please? @Hero

OpenStudy (jdoe0001):

so... hmmm how do you find the area of a rectangle?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I just counted the squares... @jdoe0001

OpenStudy (jdoe0001):

ok...hmm so..hmm what did you get anyway?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Did you not look at the image I attached? 52...

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@jdoe0001

OpenStudy (jdoe0001):

hm nope, because there wasn't any

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@jdoe0001 I attached an image, what are you talking about. Anyway did I get it right?

OpenStudy (jdoe0001):

I don't see any attachment there so. dunno but I guess counting them is one way to do it

OpenStudy (jdoe0001):

if you meant the image with the picture of the rectangle I saw that, sure

OpenStudy (jdoe0001):

but not any picture with your count so.. what did you get anyway?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@Hero I got 52. Is that right?

OpenStudy (jdoe0001):

ahemm nope

OpenStudy (jdoe0001):

so.... how would you get the area of a rectangle anyway? say this one|dw:1430953398135:dw|

OpenStudy (anonymous):

LxW So I used a calculator and got 66.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@jdoe0001

OpenStudy (jdoe0001):

well you seem to be ... like hmm quite lagged or something

OpenStudy (jdoe0001):

L x W so length * width so let's take a peek at your picture then |dw:1430954443697:dw| let's say to get our width let us pick the two points of 2,3 and 5,-1 and for the length, say 2,3 and -6, -3 thus \(\bf \textit{distance between 2 points}\\ \quad \\ \begin{array}{lllll} &x_1&y_1&x_2&y_2\\ % (a,b) &({\color{red}{ 2}}\quad ,&{\color{blue}{ 3}})\quad % (c,d) &({\color{red}{ 5}}\quad ,&{\color{blue}{ -1}})\impliedby width\\ &({\color{red}{ 2}}\quad ,&{\color{blue}{ 3}})\quad % (c,d) &({\color{red}{ 6}}\quad ,&{\color{blue}{ -3}})\impliedby length \end{array} \\ \quad \\ % distance value d = \sqrt{({\color{red}{ x_2}}-{\color{red}{ x_1}})^2 + ({\color{blue}{ y_2}}-{\color{blue}{ y_1}})^2}\)

OpenStudy (jdoe0001):

once you find the width, and length use the L x W then, and that'd be the area of the rectangle

OpenStudy (jdoe0001):

hmmm should be -6 so \(\bf \textit{distance between 2 points}\\ \quad \\ \begin{array}{lllll} &x_1&y_1&x_2&y_2\\ % (a,b) &({\color{red}{ 2}}\quad ,&{\color{blue}{ 3}})\quad % (c,d) &({\color{red}{ 5}}\quad ,&{\color{blue}{ -1}})\impliedby width\\ &({\color{red}{ 2}}\quad ,&{\color{blue}{ 3}})\quad % (c,d) &({\color{red}{ -6}}\quad ,&{\color{blue}{ -3}})\impliedby length \end{array} \\ \quad \\ % distance value d = \sqrt{({\color{red}{ x_2}}-{\color{red}{ x_1}})^2 + ({\color{blue}{ y_2}}-{\color{blue}{ y_1}})^2}\)

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