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Draw the vertices and polygon in a coordinate plane.
Perimeter: ≈ 17.6
Area: 15
We start by marking the vertices and the polygon in a coordinate plane.
Now we see that it's a triangle.
We determine one of the line segments by counting squares.
To find the other lengths we use the Distance Formula.
Substitute ( -1,3) & ( 2,-2)
One of the sides is about 5.8 units. Now we calculate the length of the third.
Substitute ( 5,3) & ( 2,-2)
The third side is also about 5.8 units.
The perimeter of the triangle is therefore approximately 6+5.8+5.8 = 17.6.
The area of a triangle can be found by multiplying the base and height and then dividing by 2.
The base is 6 units and the height is 5 units. Therefore, the area is A=6*5/2=15.