Question

Matt built a cage for his snake. The top of the cage was in the shape of a right triangle. One leg of the top was 4x + 2 feet. The second leg of the top was 3x +1 feet. He built a second cage using the same format but he increased each side by 4 feet. Which expression represents the area, S, for the top of the second cage?

Answer 1

We can do S=1/2 of (4x+2)+4 * (3x+1) +4. All we are doing is adding 4 feet. I believe you are able to simplify it to 1/2 of 4x+6 * 3x+5