Question

A rectangle is removed from a right triangle to create the shaded region shown below. Find the area of the shaded region. Be sure to include the correct unit in your answer.

Answer 1

8-5 = 3, 6-4 = 2 so the sides of triangle are 3 and 2, now using the formula 1/2 *a * b we get 3*2/2 = 3 The answer is 45