document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=494571>Question 494571</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> can you please help me? I am confused. I am trying to find the area of a shaded region in a square measuring 36 1/2 ft by 36 1/2 ft. The portion not shaded in the middle is 24 1/2 ft by 18 ft...thanks  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Square the measure of the side of the square <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large \ \ \left(A_{square}\ =\ 36\frac{1}{2}\,\times\,36\frac{1}{2}\right)\ \ \"> to determine the area of the whole square.  Multiply the length of the unshaded rectangle times the width of the unshaded rectangle <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large \ \ \left(A_{unshaded}\ =\ 24\frac{1}{2}\,\times\,18\right)\ \ \"> to calculated the area of the unshaded rectangle.  Then subtract the area of the unshaded rectangle from the total area:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ A_{shaded}\ =\ A_{square}\ -\ A_{unshaded}\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "John<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE e^{i\pi} + 1 = 0\"><BR>\n" );
document.write( "My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it<BR>\n" );
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