document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=96410>Question 96410</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I am working on my exercises and I am having problem with this question.  I am very new to this course and having difficulty understanding these questions. Please kindly help me. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1.    Find a trinomial that represents the area of a parallelogram whose base   3x +2 meters and whose height is 2x +3 meters.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2.   Sam lives on a lot that he thought was a square, 157 feet.  When he had it surveyed, he discovered that one side was actually 2 feet longer than he thought and the other was actually 2 feet shorter than he thought.  How much less area does he have than he thought he had? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thank you for your help. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "SQUARE LOT S^2=157 OR S=SQRT157 OR S=12.53 FEET FOR EACH SIDE.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(12.58-2)(12.58+2)=(10.58)(14.58)=154.26 SQUARE FEET.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "THE DIFFERENCE IS 157-154.26=2.74 SQUARE FEET LOST. </SPAN>\n" );
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