document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=118608>Question 118608</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A parallelogram has base (2x-3)and height (2x+3). Express the area in simplest form </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #86723 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=86723\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Remember, the area of any parallelogram is: Area=base * height\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So in our case, the area is:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now let's foil the expression to get the area\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Remember, when you FOIL an expression, you follow this procedure:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28highlight%282x%29-3%29%28highlight%282x%29%2B3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28highlight%282x%29-3%29%28highlight%282x%29%2B3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply the First terms:<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%282x%29%2A%282x%29=4x%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%282x%29%2A%282x%29=4x%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%282x%2Bhighlight%28-3%29%29%282x%2Bhighlight%283%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%282x%2Bhighlight%28-3%29%29%282x%2Bhighlight%283%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply the Last terms:<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28-3%29%2A%283%29=-9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28-3%29%2A%283%29=-9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4x%5E2%2B6x-6x-9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4x%5E2%2B6x-6x-9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Now collect every term to make a single expression\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4x%5E2-9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4x%5E2-9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Now combine like terms\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%282x-3%29%282x%2B3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%282x-3%29%282x%2B3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > foils and simplifies to  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4x%5E2-9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4x%5E2-9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In other words, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%282x-3%29%282x%2B3%29=4x%5E2-9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%282x-3%29%282x%2B3%29=4x%5E2-9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Answer:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the area is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A=4x%5E2-9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A=4x%5E2-9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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