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The area of a rectangle of length l and width w is given by the multiplication of the dimensions, as follows:
A = lw.
The dimensions of the right triangle as follows:
Leg x.
Leg 2.
Hence the remaining leg on the overlapping region is:
4 - x, as AD = 4.
By symmetry, the other dimension of the overlapping region is also of:
4 - x.
Being also the hypotenuse of the right triangles.
The value of x can be found applying the Pythagorean Theorem as follows:
x² + 2² = (4 - x)²
x² + 4 = 16 - 8x + x²
8x = 12
x = 1.5.
Then the two dimensions of the shaded region are:
4 - 1.5 = 2.5.
Meaning that the area is of:
A = 2.5 x 2.5 = 6.25 units squared.
