Exact answer = 64 - 16pi
Approximate answer = 13.7345175425633
Units for the area are in square inches.
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Work Shown:
The radius of each circle is 2 inches. Double this value to get the diameter to be 4 inches.
Two circles along the top have their diameters combine to 8 inches total, which is the side length of the square.
The area of the entire square, before we subtract off the circles, is 8^2 = 64 square inches.
Let A = 64
The area of one circle is pi*r^2 = pi*2^2 = 4pi square inches. Four circles combine to an area of 4*4pi = 16pi square inches.
Let B = 16pi
Subtract A and B to get the area of the shaded region, which is the leftover area after subtracting off the four circles
A-B = 64-16pi
To get the approximate answer, use a calculator
64-16pi = 13.7345175425633
