Question

FIND THE AREA OF THE SHADED REGION.

Answer 1

This problem can be a bit confusing, so let's break it down:

First, let's take the area of the square (A = b · h):

A = 15 · 15

A = 225 cm²

Now comes the confusing part:

We can tell that the non-shaded area is 1/4 of a circle, so, if we take 1/4 of the area of a circle, we can subtract its area from the area of the square:

A = πr²

A = 15²π

A = 225π

1/4 A = 225π / 4

New Area = 56.25π

Or... about 176.7

Since we have both of the areas, all we have to do is subtract:

225 - 176.7 =

48.3.

Your final answer is 48.3 cm²