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A coordinate plane shows the x-axis ranging from negative 9 to 9 in unit increments and the y-axis ranging from negative 11 to 11 in unit increments. Four plotted points upper A upper B upper C upper D are joined to form a rectangle. The coordinates of the plotted points are as follows: point upper A is left parenthesis 3 comma 4 right parenthesis, point upper B is left parenthesis negative 5 comma 4 right parenthesis, point upper C is left parenthesis negative 5 comma 8 right parenthesis, and point upper D is left parenthesis 3 comma 8 right parenthesis.
Find the area of rectangle ABCD in square feet.
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Responses
32 square feet
32 square feet
−32 square feet
negative 32 square feet
24 feet
24 feet
32 feet
The area of a rectangle is calculated by multiplying the length by the width.
The length of the rectangle is the distance between points A and B, which is 8 units (from 3 to -5).
The width of the rectangle is the distance between points B and C, which is 4 units (from 4 to 8).
Therefore, the area of rectangle ABCD is 8 units (length) x 4 units (width) = 32 square feet.
So, the correct answer is 32 square feet.