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Use elementary geometry to find the area under the graph of y=1/2x + 3 between x=-1 and x=5 . Sketch a picture.

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This solution sketches a picture of the equation y = 1/2x + 3 and finds the area under the graph between x = -1 and x = 5. All steps are shown with explanations.

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Use elementary geometry to find the area under the graph of y = 1/2 x +3 between x = -1 and x = 5 .

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The area under the graph consists of two triangles. The area of a triangle is equal to base times height divided by two. The area of triangle 1 is (-1x-2.5)/2 = ...

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