Question

What is the area of the shaded region?​

Answer 1

A = 59 in²

Explanation:

the area (A) of the shaded region is calculated as

A = area of outer triangle - area of inner triangle

=
`(1)/(2)` bh -
`(1)/(2)` bh ( b is the base and h the height )

=
`(1)/(2)` × 13 × 14 -
`(1)/(2)` × 8 × 8

= 91 - 32

= 59 in²