Given:
Given that the radius of the circle is 2 inches.
We need to determine the area of the remaining square.
Area of a square:
Given that each circle has a radius of 2 inches.
Then, the diameter of each circle is 4 inches.
Hence, the side length of the square is 2 × 4 = 8 inches.
The area of the square is given by
![A=s^2](https://img.qammunity.org/2021/formulas/mathematics/high-school/o9zxg41yvoa3srjrnclaalypba9y5e71gu.png)
![A=8^2](https://img.qammunity.org/2021/formulas/mathematics/college/o68cghj6qekl1stbhaycszfcqi1nw1b5z3.png)
![A=64 \ in^2](https://img.qammunity.org/2021/formulas/mathematics/college/5rwn22dtl7ab9w0pqbvrbvthmuwwhkc07d.png)
Thus, the area of the square is 64 square inches.
Area of the four circles:
The area of one circle is given by
![A=\pi r^2](https://img.qammunity.org/2021/formulas/mathematics/middle-school/y53l5bajukem3vosj2tgna2lxvbu4ngh5h.png)
Substituting r = 2, we have;
![A=4 \pi](https://img.qammunity.org/2021/formulas/mathematics/college/bw5m9sn3jkww7nfq5vwxhzbudi58uc7i2b.png)
Thus, the area of one circle is 4π in²
The area of 4 circles is 4 × 4π =16π in²
Hence, the area of the 4 circles is 16π in²
Area of the remaining square:
The area of the remaining square is given by
Area = Area of the square - Area of four circles.
Substituting the values, we get;
![Area = 64-16 \pi](https://img.qammunity.org/2021/formulas/mathematics/college/8sfpmkebsdxw6xsyknwm3feaqnkz65bhj1.png)
Thus, the area of the remaining square is (64 - 16π) in²
Hence, Option c is the correct answer.