On a coordinate plane, parallelogram A B C D is shown. Point A is at (negative 3, negative 1), point B is at (7, 9), point C is

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On a coordinate plane, parallelogram A B C D is shown. Point A is at (negative 3, negative 1), point B is at (7, 9), point C is

at (8, negative 1), and point D is at (negative 2, negative 11). Create a rectangle around the parallelogram. The dimensions of this rectangle are ____(1). Find the area of the four right triangles surrounding the parallelogram. The total area of the triangles is _____(2) square units. Subtract the triangle areas from the area of the rectangle to obtain the area of the parallelogram. The area of parallelogram ABCD is ______(3) square units.

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