Question

1 Find the area of the shaded region in the figure below. Show your work or explain your steps below.

16 cm
10 cm
6 cm
12 cm

Answer 1

area of shaded region =

= area of greater( TRAINGLE -smaller TRAINGLE )

=1/2×12×16-1/2×10×6

=6×16-5×6

=96-30

=66cm²

is your answer.

Answer 2

• 66 cm²

Explanation:

Shaded region (blue) is the difference of areas of big and small triangles

• A = 1/2(16*12 - 10*6) = 66 cm²

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