Question

Find the area of the shaded region. Use 3.14 as an approximation.​

Answer 1

shaded area = 113.64 cm²

Explanation:

To find the shaded area, subtract the area of the circle from the area of the triangle.

Area of a triangle = 1/2 x base x height

⇒ area of triangle = 1/2 x 25 x 21.4 = 267.5 cm²

Area of a circle =
`\pi r^2` (where r is the radius)

From inspection, we can see that the diameter of the circle = 14 cm

Therefore, as the diameter = 2r, then r = 14 ÷ 2 = 7 cm

⇒ area of circle = 3.14 x 7² = 153.86 cm²

Shaded area = area of triangle - area of circle

⇒ shaded area = 267.5 - 153.86 = 113.64 cm²