Find the area enclosed by pair of lines xy = 0, the line
x - 4 = 0 and y + 5 = 0.
xy = 0 is two lines.
x = 0 and y = 0
The other lines are:
x - 4 = 0
x = 4
And
y + 5 = 0
y = -5
Pretty clearly we have a 4 by 5 box.
The area is 4*5 = 20
2007-05-10 18:48:48
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answer #1
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answered by Northstar 7
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The answer is 20 square units.
The pair of lines to which they refer are the x and y axis. Given the equation xy = 0, we must allow for the possibility that either x or y may be 0. So, if -â ⤠x ⤠â, then y = 0 for all x because x(0) = 0. Similarly, if -â ⤠y ⤠â, then x = 0 for all y because y(0) = 0. So, the x and y axis form two sides of the the enclosed area.
The other two lines which form the boundary are the equation x - 4 = 0, which implies x = 4 and y + 5 = 0, which implies y = -5. Now we have a box which is x = 4 units wide and y = |-5| units long. We take the absolute value of y because area is never a negative quantity when using real numbers.
Now we use the formula for area, A = lw, to find the area of this enclosed region.
A = |-5| units x 4 units = 20 units²
2007-05-11 02:09:18
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answered by MathBioMajor 7
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looks like 3 lines not a pair, which would give you a triangle, no?
2007-05-11 01:43:44
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answer #3
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answered by Anonymous
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