Answer:
24 cm²
Step-by-step explanation:
The area of the shaded region is the area of the outer triangle subtract the area of the rectangle.
Area of triangle = 0.5 × (4 + 4) × (6 + 2) = 0.5 × 8 × 8 = 4 × 8 = 32 cm²
Area of rectangle = 4 × 2 = 8 cm², hence
Shaded area = 32 - 8 = 24 cm²
