document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=128963>Question 128963</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0131809164/algebrahomeworkh></A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> what is the area of parallegogram ABCD with vertices A(-4,-6),B(6,-6),C(-1,5),D(9,5)?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #94319 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Edwin+McCravy><B>Edwin McCravy(20056)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Edwin+McCravy><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Edwin+McCravy><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=94319\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> what is the area of parallegogram ABCD with vertices A(-4,-6),B(6,-6),C(-1,5),D(9,5)?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "dont understand how to get the answer\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=drawing%28400%2C400%2C-5%2C10%2C-8%2C7%2C%0D%0Agraph%28400%2C400%2C-5%2C10%2C-8%2C7%29%2C%0D%0A%0D%0Aline%28-4%2C-6%2C6%2C-6%29%2C+line%286%2C-6%2C9%2C5%29%2C+line%28-1%2C5%2C9%2C5%29%2C+line%28-1%2C5%2C-4%2C-6%29%2C%0D%0A%0D%0Alocate%28-4%2C-6%2C%22A%28-4%2C-6%29%22%29%2C%0D%0Alocate%286%2C-6%2C%22B%286%2C-6%29%22%29%2C%0D%0Alocate%28-1%2C5%2C%22C%28-1%2C5%29%22%29%2C%0D%0Alocate%287%2C5%2C%22D%289%2C5%29%22%29%2C+grid%281%29%0D%0A%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The formula for the area of a parallelogram<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We know the base is 10 units long, because the<BR>\n" );
document.write( "bottom side extends from 4 units left of the<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y-axis to 6 units right of the y-axis.  That's<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a total of 10 units for the base.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let's draw the height as a dotted line:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We see that the height extends from 6 units below the x-axis to 5 units<BR>\n" );
document.write( "above the x-axis, so that is 11 units.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So\r<BR>\n" );
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