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what is the area of a polygon with verticies of (-2,2), (3,2), (7,-5) and (-2,-5)

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[tex]\textit{area of a trapezoid}\\\\ A=\cfrac{h(a+b)}{2}~~ \begin{cases} h~~=height\\ a,b=\stackrel{parallel~sides}{bases~\hfill }\\[-0.5em] \hrulefill\\ a=5\\ b=9\\ h=7 \end{cases}\implies \begin{array}{llll} A=\cfrac{7(5+9)}{2}\implies A=\cfrac{7(14)}{2} \\\\\\ A=49 \end{array}[/tex]

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