Question

A right triangle is removed from a rectangular to create the Shaded region shown below find the area of the Shaded region to be sure to include the correct unit in your answer

Answer 1

Answer:

A

rectangle

= l × w = 9 * 7 = 63 yd²

A_{triangle}A

triangle

= \frac{b*h}{2}

2

b∗h

b = 7 - 4 = 3 yd

h = 9 - 4 = 5 yd

A_{triangle}A

triangle

= 3 × 5 ÷ 2 = 7.5 yd²

The area of the shaded region is

63 - 7.5 = 55.5 yd²