A rectangle is removed from a right triangle to create the shaded region shown below. Find the area of the shaded region. Be sure to include your answer.
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First, let's find the area of the entire right triangle. The formula for the area of a triangle is (base x height) / 2. In this case, the base is 8f and the height is 5. So the area of the entire right triangle is (8f x 5) / 2 = 40f. Show more…
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