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It says to find the area of the shaded square, but I not sure how to get the answer. ​

It says to find the area of the shaded square, but I not sure how to get the answer-example-1
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Answer:

68 square cm

Explanation:

Interior square WXYZ is making four right triangles of equal bases (8 cm) and heights (2 cm) inside the square ABCD. Therefore,

Area of shaded Square = Area of square ABCD - 4 times area of one right triangle.


= {10}^(2) - 4 * (1)/(2) * 8 * 2 \\ = 100 - 32 \\ = 68 \: {cm}^(2)

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