document.write( "Question 1154317: Find the area of the polygons whose vertices are:
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document.write( "Since you have two different answers from two tutors, I came to bring my THIRD solution \r\n" );
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document.write( "    (it is a joke, of course : I came to check them).\r\n" );
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document.write( "I consider part (a) only.\r\n" );
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document.write( "In this quadrilateral, we have horizontal diagonal from (-4,2) to (6,2).\r\n" );
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document.write( "It divides the quadrilateral in two triangles.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Their base has the length  10 = 6 - (-4)  units.\r\n" );
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document.write( "The upper triangle has the altitude (the height) of 2 = 4 - 2 units.\r\n" );
document.write( "So, its area is   = 10 square units.\r\n" );
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document.write( "The lower triangle has the altitude 6 = 2 - (-4) units.\r\n" );
document.write( "So, its area is   = 30 square units.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Hence, the entire area of the quadrilateral is  10 + 30 = 40 units.\r\n" );
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document.write( "It is the ANSWER  to question (a).\r\n" );
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document.write( "    In the future, NEVER place more than one problem/question to your post.\r\n" );
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document.write( "    It ALWAYS works AGAINST your interests.\r\n" );
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