document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=622300>Question 622300</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A gardener wants to create a triangular garden in the shape of a right triangle with shortest side length x – 7y ft. and the middle length side x + 6y ft. What is an algebraic expression for the area of the garden? Be sure to multiply this out and express in simplest correct mathematical form, including units.  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #391279 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Emsley><B>Emsley(35)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-07.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Emsley><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=391279\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Nether of these is the longest side (the hypotenuse)so as it is a right triangle we can take one side as the base and the other as the height<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So area=1/2(x-7y)(x+6y)=1/2(x^2-xy-42y^2) sq.ft </SPAN>\n" );
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