What is the area bounded in the graph?

Question

I was given a question which I think was incomplete.I want your opinion-

Find the area of the figure bounded by $x-3=0,y-5=0,x+3=0,y+5=0$.

My attempt- $x=3,x=-3,y=5,y=-5$ represent parallel lines on the graph.I drew the parallel lines and found out the intersection points of the parallel lines.As a result I get a rectangle and thus found out the area.

Now,my confusion is that one may interpret this as plotting the points $(3,0),(-3,0),(0,5),(0,-5)$ and joining them and finding the area of the figure so formed.

So,which is correct?

Answer 1

Your statement

...one may interpret this as plotting the points $(3,0),(-3,0),(0,5),(0,-5)$ and joining them...

is wrong.

The points are the intersections of the given lines, so they are: $(3,5),(-3,5), (-3,-5), (3,-5)$.

Answer 2

If you're not under the assumption that the equations represent the $XY$ coordinates, the only valid interpretation is the one you provided.