document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=347617>Question 347617</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What is the area of a quadrilateral with vertices at (-3,-1), (-1,4) ,(7,4), and (5,-1) ?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A 50 units^2  B 45  units^2   C  8sqrt(29) units^2   D 40 units^2      </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #248614 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><B>josmiceli(19441)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><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=josmiceli><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=248614\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The area, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is the length x height<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The line connecting (-3,-1) and (5,-1) is a horizontal line segment<BR>\n" );
document.write( "with length <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5+-+%28-3%29+=+8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5+-+%28-3%29+=+8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > unit below the x-axis<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The other pair, (-1,4) and (7,4) also has a length <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=7+-+%28-1%29+=+8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"7+-+%28-1%29+=+8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "and also is horizontal with a height above the x-axis of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The total distance between the horizontal line segments is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4+-%28-1%29+=+5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4+-%28-1%29+=+5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A+=++8%2A5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A+=++8%2A5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A+=+40 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A+=+40\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > square units </SPAN>\n" );
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