SOLUTION: what is the area enclosed by the graph of |x|/9 + |y|/4=1?

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Question 1043751: what is the area enclosed by the graph of |x|/9 + |y|/4=1?
Answer by ikleyn(52802) About Me  (Show Source):
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Four times the area enclosed by the straight lines  x%2F9+%2B+y%2F4 = 1,  x = 0  and  y = 0.

The last is a right-angled triangle with the legs 9 and 4.

Hence, the area is A = 4%2A%281%2F2%29%2A9%2A4 = 72 square units.