document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1009387>Question 1009387</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Given three vertices of a triangle whose coordinates<BR>\n" );
document.write( "are A (1, 1), B (3, -3) and (5, -3). Find the area of<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #624887 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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=624887\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Use BC as the base.  This size is 8 units.  Distance from A to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=-3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=-3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is 4, which is the height.\r<BR>\n" );
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