A rectangle has vertices at (-1, 6), (-1, -2), (3, 6), and (3,-2). What is the area of the rectangle?
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Answer:32 units²Step-by-step explanation:From point 1 to point 2, the y values change by 8 units while the x values stay the same. This side of the rectangle has a length of 8From point 1 to point 3, the x values change by 4 units while the y values stay the same. This side of the polygon has a length of 4The area of the rectangle is 8x4 = 32 units²