SOLUTION: Good Day, The answer I get is either 76 or 100.... A right triangle inside of a square. If the legs of the right triangle have length a=6 feet and b=8 feet, what is the area

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Question 31872: Good Day,
The answer I get is either 76 or 100....
A right triangle inside of a square. If the legs of the right triangle have length a=6 feet and b=8 feet, what is the area of the shaded part of the square?

Answer by mukhopadhyay(490) About Me  (Show Source):
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The hypotenuse of the traingle is sqrt(36+64) = 10;
The length of the side of the square is 10;
The area of the square is 100;
I am not sure what are you referring by shaded portion.