Containing rectangle
A containing rectangle is very similar to a containing circle. We will find the minimum non-oriented rectangle that contains a set of points. Depending on the shape being contained, a rectangle might be a tighter fit than a circle:
Getting ready
The ContainingRectangle function is going to be very similar to the ContainingCircle function. Just like ContainingCircle, this function will take an array of points, and a count of the number of points in the array. Given this set of input points, ContainingRectangle will return the minimum non-oriented rectangle that encompasses every point.
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