Problem 42699. Find the Area of a Polygon

Created by Shishir Patel

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George-Felix Leu on 2 Jan 2016

Do you mean "Coordinates in matrix are arranged in counter-clockwise direction"?

Shishir Patel on 3 Jan 2016

Yes. They are assumed to be in counter clockwise to match up with the test suites. Thanks. I have updated the definition.

goc3 on 2 Jan 2018

Additional test cases have been added.

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