Question

The diagram below shows a large square with two smaller squares within it.

Answer 1

Answer:

The shaded area is $23\ in^{2}$

Step-by-step explanation:

we know that

The shaded area is equal to the area of the large square minus the area of the two smaller squares

so

$A=6^{2} -(3^{2} +2^{2})\\ \\ A=(2*3)^{2} -(3^{2} +2^{2})$

$A=(2^{2})(3^{2}) -(3^{2} +2^{2})$ ---> expression that represent the shaded area

Calculate the shaded area

Remember that

$3^{2}=9\\ 2^{2}=4$

substitute

$A=(4)(9) -(9 +4)\\ \\A=36-13\\ \\A=23\ in^{2}$