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OpenStudy (devonhoward15):

What is the area of a triangle whose vertices are R(−4,2) ,S(1,2) , and T(−5,−4)?

OpenStudy (devonhoward15):

@563blackghost

OpenStudy (devonhoward15):

@Vijeya3

OpenStudy (vijeya3):

9 square units?

OpenStudy (devonhoward15):

let me see

OpenStudy (devonhoward15):

idk

OpenStudy (vijeya3):

lol okay well acc to my calculations...it is 9

OpenStudy (devonhoward15):

ohh ok... i was just making the graph

563blackghost (563blackghost):

Hmmm I got 15.20.

OpenStudy (vijeya3):

hmm lemme check it again

OpenStudy (devonhoward15):

563blackghost (563blackghost):

I found the distance between `(-4,2) and (-5,-4)`and got \(\large{\sqrt{37}}\) in which I multiplied with 5 `(since (-4,2) and (1,2) are 5 units from each other)`. Once I multiplied I divided by 2.

563blackghost (563blackghost):

And I got 15.20.

OpenStudy (devonhoward15):

ok 15.20 it is

OpenStudy (devonhoward15):

ohk so the anwser would be 15.20 units ^2?

OpenStudy (devonhoward15):

@563blackghost

563blackghost (563blackghost):

Yes sir. Though accurately it is \(\large\bf{15.2069..}\) So yea.

OpenStudy (vijeya3):

@563blackghost There is a formula for finding the are af the triangle when the three corrdinates are given. |dw:1478805238059:dw| so your answer is wrng i guess....

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