Question

EFHG is a rectangle.Find the area of the shaded portion shown below and type your result in the empty box provided.

Answer 1

The shaded region can be redrawn as,

The area of the triangle FGP can be determined as,

$\begin{gathered} \Delta=\frac{1}{2}\times6\times10 \\ =30cm^2 \end{gathered}$

Thus, the required area is 30 square centimeters.