document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1017191>Question 1017191</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Points A(1,1), B(6,2), C(8,5) form the vertices of a triangle. find the area </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "left to right: 1*2 + 6*5 + 8*1 = 40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "right to left: 1*6 + 2*8 + 5*1 = 27\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "area = 1/2 * |40 - 27| = 6.5 </SPAN>\n" );
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