How To Find The Area Of The Shaded Region?

Step 1: Find area of inner shape.

Step 2: Find area of outer shape.
Step 3: Area of shaded region = area of outer shape – area of inner shape

Example:
Find the area of the shaded region:
Solution:
Step 1: Find area of inner square =
2 cm × 2 cm = 4 cm2
Step 2: Find area of outer shape =
(2 cm × 3 cm) + (10 cm × 3 cm)
= 6 cm2 + 30 cm2 = 36 cm2
Step 3: Area of shaded region =
area of outer shape – area of inner
square = 36 cm2 – 4 cm2 = 32 cm2

Exercise B