Question

GEOMETRY: PLEASE HELP!!!

A rectangle is removed from a right triangle to create the
shaded region shown below. Find the area of the shaded
region. Be sure to include the correct unit in your answer.
9cm
5cm
2cm
9cm

Answer 1

The answer is 30.5 cm ^2
(30.5 centimeters squared)

Answer 2

30.5 or 61/2 cm²

Explanation:

So the area of the figure is shown by this equation.

Area = Area of triangle - Area of rectangle cut out

= (0.5)(9)(9) - (2)(5)

= 40.5 - 10

= 30.5 or 61/2 cm²