In the given figure, ABCD is a square of side 7 cm, DPBA and DQBC are quadrants of circles each of the radius 7 cm. Find the area of shaded region.

Given:

Side of square = 7 cm

Radius of each quadrant = 7 cm

Area of square = side × side = 7 × 7 = 49 cm²

∵ Area of quadrant = πr²

∴ Area of 2 quadrants = 2 × × πr²

= × × 7 × 7

= 77 cm²

Area of shaded region = Area of 2 quadrants – Area of square

= 77 – 49 = 28 cm²

Hence, the area of shaded region is 28 cm².