Problem 25
Point P has the x coordinate x = -5, while point Z has the x coordinate x = 5. This is a distance of 10 units on the number line. Segment PZ is 10 units long which is the base of the triangle.
The height of the triangle is 8 units because it's the vertical distance from R to segment PZ. Notice we go from x = 4 to x = -4. The base and height are always perpendicular to one another.
Area = (base*height)/2
Area = (10*8)/2
Area = 80/2
Area = 40
Answer: 40 square units
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Problem 26
I'm not sure about this one because the instructions mention a grid, but I don't see any grid lines here. I'm not sure if the grid lines are just really faint or if your teacher forgot to put them in.
