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In the diagram attached below, what is the area of the shaded region?
Diagram: https://imgur.com/a/GIFAlct
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(1) First find the second leg of the large triangle.
It is = = 24 meters.
(2) So, the area of the large triangle is = 12*7 = 84 square meters.
(3) The large triangle and the small triangle are similar, with the similarity coefficient k = (smaller to larger).
(4) THEREFORE, the area of the small triangle (shaded area) is
= = = = 27 = 27.42857 square meters (rounded). ANSWER
