document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=162326>Question 162326</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/9780073533490/algebrahomeworkh>Elementary and Intermediate</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Area of a parallelogram. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find a trinomial A(x) that represents the area of a parallelogram whose base is 3x+2 meters and whose height is 2x+3 meters. Find A(3) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #119633 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=gonzo><B>gonzo(654)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-11.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=gonzo><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=119633\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> area of a parallelogram is base * height.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "base is 3*x + 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "height is 2*x + 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a(x) equals base times height equals (3*x + 2) * (2*x + 3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "multiplying out you get a(x) equals <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6%2Ax%5E2+%2B+13%2Ax+%2B+6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6%2Ax%5E2+%2B+13%2Ax+%2B+6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "substituting 3 for x you get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a(3) equals 6*(3^2) + 13*(3) + 6 equals<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6*9 + 39 + 6 equals<BR>\n" );
document.write( "54 + 39 + 6 equals<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a(3) = 99 square meters.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "substituting 3 in the original base * height equation, you get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(3*3 + 2) * (2*3 + 3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "equals<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(11 meters) * (9 meters)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "equals 99 square meters<BR>\n" );
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