Draw the graphs of and . Determine the coordinates of the vertices of the triangle formed by these lines and x-axis and shade the triangular area. Calculate the area bounded by these lines and x-axis.

and



Coordinates of the vertices of triangle formed with x-axis


(2, 3), (-1, 0) and (4, 0)


Height of the triangle = 3 units


Base of the triangle = 5 units


Area = 0.5 × base × height = 7.5 sq units


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