As shown in the figure, in the plane rectangular coordinate system xoy, given the points a (- 1,5), B (- 1,0), C (- 4,3) (1), we can calculate the area of ABC

As shown in the figure, in the plane rectangular coordinate system xoy, given the points a (- 1,5), B (- 1,0), C (- 4,3) (1), we can calculate the area of ABC

(1)S△ABC=1/2 ×5×3= 7.5