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? 1. s = 6x2 + 5x + 1 2. s = 6x2 + 19x + 15 3. s = 6x2 + 20x + 1 4. s = 6x2 + 25x + 15

the answer:

in the first part of the story running is all that matters to squeaky. running gives her confidence and defines who she is. at the beginning of the story she says that other kids call her mercury because she runs very fast. in the text she refers to herself as "miss quicksilver".

the line that provides the best evidence that squeaky has self-confidence is

" and i continue with my breathing exercise, strolling down broadway toward the ice cream man on 145th with not a care in the world cause i am miss quicksilver herself".

to persuade readers which is answer c