document.write( "Question 1172848: Graph the relation: |x|/5+|y|/3=1 and find the area enclosed by the graph. \r
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document.write( "\"system%28x%2F5%2By%2F3=1%2Cx%2F5-y%2F3=1%2C-x%2F5%2By%2F3=1%2C-x%2F5-y%2F3=1%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Those four expressions are taken in quadrants QI, QII, QIII, and QIV respectively. \r\n" );
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document.write( "The graph is this rhombus:\r\n" );
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document.write( "Its area consists of four right triangle each with base 5 and height 3.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Each triangle has area \"A=expr%281%2F2%29%2Ab%2Ah=expr%281%2F2%29%285%29%283%29=15%2F2\".\r\n" );
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document.write( "Since there are 4 congruent right triangles in the area of the rhombus,\r\n" );
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document.write( "the answer is \"4%2A%2815%2F2%29=30\", choice B.\r\n" );
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