SOLUTION: Parallelogram JKLM has the following coordinates: J(-6, 3), K(-3, 7), L(6, 7), and M(3, 3). What is the area of parallelogram JKLM?

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Question 983073: Parallelogram JKLM has the following coordinates:
J(-6, 3), K(-3, 7), L(6, 7), and M(3, 3).

What is the area of parallelogram JKLM?
Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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If you draw this on the coordinate plane,
The length of the base is 9 units along y=3 or y=7.
The height is from y=3 to y=7 or 4
The base is 9 units (x)
and the height is 4 units (y)
The area is bh=9*4=36 units.