Question

on the set of axes below, the vertices of triangle PQR have coordinates P (-6,7) Q (2,1) and R (-1,-3) what is the area of triangle PQR?

Answer 1

Answer:

Area of ΔPQR = 25 units

Step-by-step explanation:

We will use the following formula to calculate the area of triangle ΔPQR:

A = 1/2 | x₁(y₂-y₃) + x₂(y₃-y₁) + x₃(y₁-y₂) | = 1/2 |(-6(1+3) +2(-3-7) +(-1)((7-1)| =

A = 1/2 |-6 · 4 + 2 · (-10) + (-1) · 6| = 1/2 | -24-20-6| = 1/2 | -50| = 1/2 · 50 = 25

A = 25 units

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