Question

Find the shaded area in the given figure.

Answer 1

Area of shaded region
= Area of rectangle PQRS - (Area of rectangle ABFG + AREa of SQuare CDEF)
= PQ x QR - [(AB x AG) + (CD)²]
= (8 x 9)cm² - [(2 x 4)cm2 + (2)2 cm²]
= 72cm² - [8cm² + 4cm²]
= 72cm² - 12cm²
= 60cm².