Question
The rectangular piece of wood shown in Figure 1 has a perimeter of 50 cm. Elyse arranged 4 such rectangular pieces of wood to form a figure as shown in Figure 2.
  1. Find the length of the rectangular piece of wood.
  2. Find the shaded area in Figure 2.
3 m
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The rectangular piece of wood shown in Figure 1 has a perimeter of 50 cm. Elyse arranged 4 such rectangular pieces of wood to form a figure as shown in Figure 2.
  1. Find the length of the rectangular piece of wood.
  2. Find the shaded area in Figure 2.