Question

ABCD and EFGH are rectangles with AB=10cm ,BC=7cm ,EF=7cm and FG =4cm ,all figures accurate to the nearest cm . Find the largest possible value of the shaded area . *

Answer 1

42 cm^2

Explanation:

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area of shaded part = area of larger rectangle - area of smaller rectangle

Area of a rectangle = length x width

larger rectangle = 10 x 7 = 70 cm^2

smaller rectangle = 7 x 4 = 28cm^2

Area of shaded part : 70 - 28 = 42cm^2