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ABCD is a square. The length of radius of circle is 7 cm.

The length of radius of each circle is 3.5 cm. The centres of four circles are A, B, C, D respectively.
NOTE: Area of square = (side)2
Area of circle = πr2, where ‘r’ is radius of the circle.
i) Given, ABCD is a square
The length of the radius of circle = 7 cm
Diameter of the circle = 14cm
Let the side of square ABCD = x cm
By Pythagoras theorem (being a square there is angle of 90° between two adjacent sides)
AB2 + BC2 = AC2
⇒ x2 + x2 = 142
⇒ 2 x2 = 196
⇒ x2 = 98
⇒ Area of square = x2 = 98cm2
Area of circle = πr2 where r is the radius of the circle
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⇒ Area of circle = 154 cm2
Area of shaded region = area of circle – area of square
= 154 – 98 cm2
= 56 cm2
ii) Given, Radius of each circle = 3.5cm
And A,B, C, D are center of each circle
Hence, ABCD forms a square with each side of 7cm length
Area of square = (side)2
= 72 = 49 cm2
Area of each circle = π r2, where r is the radius of circle
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Area of four circle = 4× area of each circle
= 4 × 38.5 = 154 cm2
Area of shaded region = area of four circles – area of square
= 154 – 49 cm2
= 105 cm2
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