2016 AMC 10A Problems/Problem 11
What is the area of the shaded region of the given rectangle?
First, split the rectangle into triangles:
The bases of these triangles are all , and their heights are , , , and . Thus, their areas are , , , and , which add to the area of the shaded region, which is .
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