document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1199580>Question 1199580</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hello,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I am given the image of a graph with a triangle divided into 3 parts and told to find the Area of  △  DCE = __ units<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and the Area of  △  DBF = __ units<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and the Area of  △  DAG = __ units\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Using the graph, calculate the area under the curve as defined by the various points on the curve.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I don't even know where to start with this equation let along solve it.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The points are: <BR>\n" );
document.write( "D (0,10)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C (0,5)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "E (2.5,5)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "D (0,10)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B (0,2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "F (4,2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "D (0,10)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A (0,0)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "G (5,0)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thank you,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Shenette<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "From your description, I'm not sure what you/we are supposed to do with this....<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Segments AB, AC, and AD are all vertical, and segments CE, BF, and AG are all horizontal, so our three triangles DCE, DBF, and DAG are all right triangles; the area of each is easily found using the formula Area = one-half base times height, where in each case the base and height are the two legs of the right triangle.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "So that part should be straightforward.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "But then you talk about the area under \"the curve\"; but there is no curve in the problem.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Points D, E, F, and G all lie on the same straight line; if segment DG is \"the curve\", then the area under \"the curve\" is the area of triangle DAG.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "If in fact \"the curve\" is a continuous curve that passes through points D, E, F, and G, but not in a straight line, then the area under \"the curve\" is APPROXIMATELY the area of triangle DAG.<br><BR>\n" );
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