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BJP5 Exercise 8.20: containsRectangle

Author: Marty Stepp (on 2019/09/19)

Add the following accessor methods to your Rectangle class from the previous exercises: 

public boolean contains(int x, int y)
public boolean contains(Point p)

Returns whether the given Point or coordinates lie inside the bounds of this Rectangle. The edges are included; for example, a rectangle with [x=2,y=5,width=8,height=10] will return true for any point from (2, 5) through (10, 15) inclusive.

(You don't need to write the class header or declare the fields; assume that this is already done for you. Just write your methods' complete code in the box provided.) Assume we are working in a graphics context where the upper left corner of a window is (0, 0) and y increases as you move down. See previous exercises for a description of the Rectangle and Point classes and their public members.

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This is a partial class problem. Submit code that will become part of an existing Java class as described. You do not need to write the complete class, just the portion described in the problem.

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