+129899 The slope of the line is [6 - 2 ] / [-2 + 6 ] = 4 / 4 = 1
The equation of the line passing through these two points is
y = 1 ( x + 2) + 6
y = x + 8
To find the height of the triangle....find where the line intercepts the y axis....let x = 0
y = 0 + 8 = 8
To find the base of the triangle, let y = 0
0 = x + 8
-8 = x take the absolute value of this = 8
So.....the area of the triangle is (1/2) base * height = (1/2) * 8 * 8 =
(1/2 * 64 =
32 units^2
