SOLUTION: Find the area contained inside the graph of |x|+|y|=4

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Question 1176321: Find the area contained inside the graph of |x|+|y|=4
Answer by MathLover1(20850) About Me  (Show Source):
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abs%28x%29%2Babs%28y%29=4
graph looks like this:
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so, you have a diamond whose diagonals are same length and it is 8 units
the area will be %288%2A8%29%2F2=8%2A4=32 square units