Question

In the figure find the area outside the trapezium, given square is of side 16 cm. The area is ___.

Answer 1

Required Area = Area of triangle AFG + Area of triangle DEF + Area of triangle BCD =$(\frac{1}{2}\times 6\times 8)+(\frac{1}{2}\times 8\times 6)+(\frac{1}{2}\times 10\times 16)$

= 128 cm${}^2$