Answer: 112.5 square cm
Step-by-step explanation:
The area of the rectangle is [tex](20)(9)=180[/tex] square cm.
The area of the white triangle is [tex]\frac{1}{2}(9)(20-3-2)=67.5[/tex] square cm.
So, the area of the shaded region is [tex]180-67.5=112.5[/tex] square cm.
