document.write( "Question 1186100: Find the area bounded by the equation x/-5 + y/2=1on the first quadrant and the line x = 10. \n" ); document.write( "
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given:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2F-5+%2B+y%2F2=1\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+10\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2F-5+%2B+y%2F2=1\" ....multiply by \"10\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"-2x%2B5y+=+10\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"5y+=+2x%2B10\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"y+=+%282%2F5%29x%2B2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "intersection point is at(\"+10\",\"y\")
\n" ); document.write( "find y
\n" ); document.write( "\"y+=+%282%2F5%2910%2B2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y+=+6\" => intersection point is at(\"+10\",\"6\")\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "distance between (\"+10\",\"0\") and (\"+10\",\"6\") is \"6\" units\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "the area bounded by the lines on the first quadrant is the area of a trapezoid which is equal to half the product of the height and the sum of the two bases \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "in your case, the sum of parallel sides is \"2%2B6=8\" and perpendicular distance between the _parallel sides is \"10\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "so, the area is \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"Area+=+%281%2F2%29%288%29%2A%2810%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"Area+=+40\" square units\r
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