Answer:
The shaded area is exactly 27π cm², or approximately 84.8 cm² (rounded to the nearest tenth).
Explanation:
The given diagram shows circle O with a radius of 6 cm, with section AOB removed. The central angle of the removed section is 90°.
Angles around a point sum to 360°. Therefore, as 90° is one-quarter of 360°, the removed section AOB is one quarter of the area of circle O. Therefore, the shaded area is 3/4 of the area of the circle.
The formula for the area of a circle is A = πr², where r is the radius of the circle.
To find the shaded area, multiply the area of circle O by 3/4:

Therefore, the shaded area is exactly 27π cm², or approximately 84.8 cm² (rounded to the nearest tenth).