Find the area of rectangle ABC'D that has vertices point A (2, -5), point B (5, -5), point C (5, -1), and point D (2, —1) in square miles.
To find the area of the rectangle, we can use the formula for the area of a rectangle which is:
Area = length x width
First, we need to find the length and width of the rectangle.
The length of the rectangle is the distance between points A and B, which is 5 - 2 = 3 units.
The width of the rectangle is the distance between points B and C, which is -1 - (-5) = 4 units.
Now, we can calculate the area of the rectangle:
Area = 3 units x 4 units = 12 square units
To convert the area from square units to square miles, we need to know the scale factor of the given coordinates. If 1 unit = 1 mile, then the area would be 12 square miles.
Therefore, the area of rectangle ABC'D is 12 square miles.