It takes 24 feet of fence to surround a square piece of land in linda’s backyard. linda wants to plant flowers everywhere but on the diagonal sidewalk. there is 1 foot of sidewalk along two sides of the square. what is the area of the sidewalk? (a) 5 ft2 (b) 5.5 ft2 (c) 6 ft2 (d) 6.5 ft2 (e) 7 ft2

What is the next step in the given proof? choose the most logical approach. a. statement: m 1 + m 2 + 2(m 3) = 180° reason: angle addition b. statement: m 1 + m 3 = m 2 + m 3 reason: transitive property of equality c. statement: m 1 = m 2 reason: subtraction property of equality d. statement: m 1 + m 2 = m 2 + m 3 reason: substitution property of equality e. statement: 2(m 1) = m 2 + m 3 reason: substitution property of equality