I hope this helps you out!!
We start off by drawing out the triangle on a graph! Placing points (x ,y) at
(-3, 5), (-5, -2) and (2, -2). I've included a screenshot of how the triangle should look to help you out visually!
From there, to find the area we use the equation, area = [tex]\frac{1}{2}[/tex] b • h.
To find the base, we subtract: -5 - 2 = -7, meaning that the base equals 7.
And to find the height, we subtract: 5 - (-2) = 7, also meaning that the height equals 7 as well.
Plugging those two numbers in the equation for area, we get:
area = [tex]\frac{1}{2}[/tex] 7 • 7
area = [tex]\frac{1}{2}[/tex] 49
area = 24.5 or 24 1/2, in this case your answer should be B.
