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Monday, September 7, 2026

Refer to the grid shown. Triangle $ABC$ has vertices at $A(-3, 4)$ , $B(5, 4)$ , and $C(2, -2)$ . What is the area of triangle $ABC$ in square units?

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Refer to the grid shown. Triangle $ABC$ has vertices at $A(-3, 4)$ , $B(5, 4)$ , and $C(2, -2)$ . What is the area of triangle $ABC$ in square units?

$24$ (correct answer)
$30$
$48$
$20$

Explanation: The base $AB$ is horizontal from $x=-3$ to $x=5$ , so its length is $8$ . The height is the perpendicular distance from $C(2,-2)$ to the line $y=4$ , which is $|4-(-2)|=6$ . Area $= \frac{1}{2}(8)(6) = 24$ . (B) incorrectly uses base $10$ . (C) forgets to multiply by $\frac{1}{2}$ . (D) uses height $5$ from miscounting.