In the following figure PQRS is a square. A circle inscribed in the square. The side of the square is 21 cm, what is the area of the shaded region?

In the following figure PQRS is a square. A circle inscribed in the square. The side of the square is 21 cm, what is the area of the shaded region? Correct Answer 94.5 cm<span style="position: relative; font-size: 10.5px; line-height: 0; vertical-align: baseline; top: -0.5em;">2</span>

Given that the side of the square = 21 cm

⇒ Area of the square = 21 × 21 = 441 cm2

Radius of the circle = 21/2 cm

⇒ Area of the circle = 22/7 × 21/2 × 21/2 = 11/2 × 63 = 346.5 cm2

⇒ Area of shaded region = 441 – 346.5 = 94.5 cm2

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