Question

the area of the triangle formed by the points (-2,0) (0,2) and (2,0) is:
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Answer 1

Answer:

2 sq units

Step-by-step explanation:

Given: A=(x

1

,y

1

)=(0,0)

B=(x

2

,y

2

)=(2,0) and

C=(x

3

,y

3

)=(0,2)

(Usingtheco−ordinateformulaforcalculatingthearea)

Area of triangle =

2

1

[x

1

(y

2

−y

3

)+x

2

(y

3

−y

1

)++x

3

(y

1

−y

2

)]

=

2

1

[0(0−2)+2(2−0)+0(0−0)]

=

2

1

[2(2)]

=2 sq. units.