Answer: 20 sq units
Step-by-step explanation:
A quick sketch graph will show the right angle is at (-3 ,4)
The lengths of the shorter sides are both sqrt(2^2 + 6^2) = sqrt(40)
Area = 1/2 x (sqrt(40))^2 = 20
If you didn’t have a right angle you could find the lengths of all sides a, b and c
Calculate the semi perimeter s = (a+b+c) / 2
And the area = sqrt(s(s-a)(s-b)(s-c))
Try and use this method to check the first one!
