Eagle Point is 5 miles west and 14 miles south of Kingston. Asheville is 12 miles east and eight miles north of Kingston. Find the area of the land formed by these towns.
A. 56mi^2
B. 64mi^2
c. 68mi^2
D. 72mi^2
To find the area of the land formed by these towns, we need to find the distance between the northmost and southmost points and multiply it by the distance between the eastmost and westmost points.
The northmost point is Asheville, which is 8 miles north of Kingston.
The southmost point is Eagle Point, which is 14 miles south of Kingston.
So the distance between the northmost and southmost points is 8 + 14 = 22 miles.
The eastmost point is Asheville, which is 12 miles east of Kingston.
The westmost point is Eagle Point, which is 5 miles west of Kingston.
So the distance between the eastmost and westmost points is 12 + 5 = 17 miles.
Therefore, the area of the land formed by these towns is 22 miles * 17 miles = 374 square miles.
None of the given options match this result.