document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1135855>Question 1135855</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the area of a parallelogram bounded by the y-axis, the line <BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 7, the line f(x) = 5 + 2x, and the line parallel to f(x) passing through <BR>\n" );
document.write( "(4, 12).<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The line parallel to y=2x+5 passing through (4,12) has the equation y = 2x+4.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "With the sides of the parallelogram defined by x=0, x=7, y=2x+4, and y=2x+5, the vertices of the parallelogram are A(0,4), B(0,5), C(7,19), and D(7,18).<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The edges AB and CD can be considered the bases; then the length of the bases is 1 and the height is 7 (the horizontal distance between AB and CD).<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The area of a parallelogram is base times height:<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWER: The area of the parallelogram is 1*7 = 7. </SPAN>\n" );
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