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Draw your own rectangle, with an area of 24 square units, on the coordinate plane. Then, identify the vertices of your rectangle. Explain how you know that your rectangle has the correct area.

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Answer:First you should remember that the formula for calculating area of a rectangle is;Area=Length Γ— widthYou can decide to have a rectangle with different dimensions provided the area is 24 square unitFor this case, lets choose a rectangle with vertices at (1,0), (7,0),(1,4), (7,4)After plotting these coordinates, you will notice your rectangle has a length of 6 units and a width of 4 unitsA single unit is 1 square unit.When you Count the number of units inside the rectangle formed you realize you have 24 units covered insideThe area of the 24 units will be;24Γ—1 square unit= 24 square units