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. T
he 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? 1. S = 6x2 + 5x + 1 2. S = 6x2 + 19x + 15 3. S = 6x2 + 20x + 1 4. S = 6x2 + 25x + 15
The answer is B... (4x+6)(3x+5)=(once you distribute) 12x²+20x+18x+30 which can be simplified to 12x²+38x+30 and then you divide the whole thing by 2 because thats what the formula says todo.
