document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1086568>Question 1086568</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Show that the points (-1,5),(-3,-1),(4,-1) and (6,5) are the verticles of a parallelogram and find its area. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Use the slope formula to show that the opposite\r\n" );
document.write( "sides have the same slope and thus are parallel.\r\n" );
document.write( "That will prove that the figure is a parallelogram.\r\n" );
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document.write( "To find the area, \r\n" );
document.write( "1. Find the base by counting the number of units\r\n" );
document.write( "   from (-3,-1) to (4,-1)\r\n" );
document.write( "2. Find the height by counting the number of units\r\n" );
document.write( "   from the bottom side to the top side.\r\n" );
document.write( "3. Multiply the base times the height.\r\n" );
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