In the given figure, ABCD is a trapezium of area 24.5cm2. If AD∥BC,∠DAB=900,AD=10cm,BC=4cm and ABE is quadrant of circle then find the area of the shaded region.
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Solution
Area of trapezium=24.5cm2
=12×sumofparallelsides×height=24.5
=height=24.5×2sumofparallelsides
=height=4910+4
=height=3.5cm
Now BA=3.5 cm
Therefore area of quadrant=πr24
=9.625cm2
Then area of the shaded region =24.5−9.625=14.875cm2