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Geometry help please-example-1
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Given

A right angle triangle is removed from the rectangle to create the shaded region.

That is,

To find: The area of the shaded region.

Step-by-step explanation:

It is given that,

That implies,

The area of the shaded region is,


\begin{gathered} Area\text{ }of\text{ }the\text{ }shaded\text{ }region=Area\text{ }of\text{ }the\text{ }rectangle-Area\text{ }of\text{ }the\text{ }triangle \\ =l* b-(1)/(2)* b* h \\ =5*9-(1)/(2)*4*3 \\ =45-6 \\ =39ft^2 \end{gathered}

Hence, the area of the shaded region is 39ft^2.

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