Question

What is the area of a parallelogram with the given coordinates? P(2,3) Q(4,3) R(-2,-5) S(-4,-5)

Answer 1

`16`

Explanation:

`PQ: y = 3`

`RS: y = -5`

Area`(PQRS) = |RS| * h = 2 * dist(PQ, RS) = 2 * 8`