document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1109612>Question 1109612</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What is the area of this parallelogram?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "28 mē\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "56 mē\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "84 mē\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "120 mē<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Parallelogram A B C D with side D C parallel to side A B and side A D parallel to side B C. Point F is between D and C and connects to point B by a dotted segment. Point E is between A and B and connected to point D by a dotted segment. D F B E is a rectangle with all right angles. DF is 8 meters. F C is 4 meters. A E is 4 meters. E B is 8 meters. F B is 7 meters. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #724597 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><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=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=724597\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> When this is drawn out, there is a rectangle of area 56 m^2 (7 x 8) plus two right triangles with legs 4 and 7.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If the triangles are pushed together, that is a 4 x 7 rectangle, or 28 m^2, so the answer is the sum of the two or 84 m^2. </SPAN>\n" );
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