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Find the area of the shaded portion in the square. Show all work for full credit.

(Hint: Assume the central point of the arc is the corresponding corner.)

Find the area of the shaded portion in the square. Show all work for full credit. (Hint-example-1
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Non shadow part (white one) seems to be 1/4 of a circumference

So we need to find area of square minus area of 1/4 of the circumference

Square area = L^2 = 6^2 = 36

Circumference Area = (πr^2)/4 = (π*6^2)/4 = 28.27

Area of the shaded portion = 36 - 28.27 = 7.72

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