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# In the ﬁgure above, squares PQRV and VRST have sides of leng

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In the ﬁgure above, squares PQRV and VRST have sides of leng [#permalink]  30 Nov 2015, 01:42
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In the ﬁgure above, squares PQRV and VRST have sides of length 6.

 Quantity A Quantity B The area of the shadedregion 36

A)The quantity in Column A is greater.
B)The quantity in Column B is greater.
C)The two quantities are equal.
D)The relationship cannot be determined from the information given.

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Re: In the ﬁgure above, squares PQRV and VRST have sides of leng [#permalink]  30 Nov 2015, 02:28
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From the stem, we do know that QP, QR and RS are each 6 in length. So, QS is 12. From this, we can calculate the area of the shaded region

$$Area=\frac{b*h}{2}$$ $$=\frac{12*6}{2}=36$$

The answer is $$C$$
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