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Find the area of the shaded region.

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In Figure, ABC is a quadrant of a circle of radius 14 cm and a semicircle is drawn with BC as diameter.
Class 10 maths NCERT chapter 12 AREAS RELATED TO CIRCLES
Page No. 237
Exercise 12.3
Question No. 15

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  1. Radius of sector 14 cm
    Area of sector
    = 90°/360° × πr² = 1/4 × πr²
    = 1/4 × 22/7 × 14 × 14 = 154 cm²
    In AABC,
    BC² AC² + AB² ⇒ BC² = (14)² + (14)² ⇒ BC² = 196 + 196
    ⇒ BC² = 39² ⇒ BC = √392 ⇒ BC = 14√2
    Therefore, the diameter of semicircle = BC = 14√2
    Radius of semicircle = 7√2 cm
    Area of semicircle
    = 1/2 × πr² = 1/2 × π(7√2)² = 1/2 × 22/7 × 7√2 × 7√2 = 154 cm²
    Area of triangle ABC
    = 1/2 × AB × BC = 1/2 × 14 × 14 = 98 cm²
    Area of shaded region
    = Aera of triangle ABC + Area of semicircle – Area of quadrant
    = (98 + 154 – 154) cm²
    = 98 cm²

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