document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=309894>Question 309894</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Area of a Parallelogram.  Find the trinomial A(x) that represents the area, whose base is 3x + 2 meters and whose height is 2x + 3 meters.  Find A(3).      My answer:  3(3+2)2(3+3)= (9+6)(6+6)=15*12=180 meters.  Is this correct? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #221701 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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=221701\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> To find the trinomial, simply FOIL <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%283x+%2B+2%29%282x+%2B+3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%283x+%2B+2%29%282x+%2B+3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to get\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now plug in x=3 and evaluate: \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the area is 99 square meters </SPAN>\n" );
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