document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=182192>Question 182192</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The question asks to create a graph of the followinf lines y=3/5x-4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=-1/3x+2   and y=-5x-7 and indicate the points of intersection which i think i did because the next section says you should now have a triangle formed by the intersection of the three lines. Which i have graphed and it does make a triangle now it says to find the area of the triangle using two methods <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Method 1 A=1/2 bh <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Method 2 heron's formula <BR>\n" );
document.write( "the second one is stressing me out my instructor has not taught us this and i'm supposed to figure it out on my own but i just keep getting lost trying to find the area of the triangle.Any help will be greatly appreciated </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #136755 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ankor@dixie-net.com><B>ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ankor@dixie-net.com><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=ankor@dixie-net.com><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=136755\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The question asks to create a graph of the followinf lines y=3/5x-4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=-1/3x+2 and y=-5x-7 and indicate the points of intersection which i think i did because the next section says you should now have a triangle formed by the intersection of the three lines. Which i have graphed and it does make a triangle now it says to find the area of the triangle using two methods<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Method 1 A=1/2 bh<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Method 2 heron's formula<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hero's formula states (where a,b,c are lengths of the 3 sides)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28a%2Bb%2Bc%29%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28a%2Bb%2Bc%29%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "then the area of a triangle is given by:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%28s%28s-a%29%28s-b%29%28s-c%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%28s%28s-a%29%28s-b%29%28s-c%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( ":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "you have to know the lengths of the 3 sides which you can find using<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the x/y coordinates of the three intersections and the <BR>\n" );
document.write( "the distance formula: d = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%28%28x2-x1%29%5E2+%2B+%28y2-y1%29%5E2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%28%28x2-x1%29%5E2+%2B+%28y2-y1%29%5E2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "does this help you?  </SPAN>\n" );
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