Find the area of the shaded portion in the figure given below.
Area of the rectangle = l × b = 14 cm × 14 cm = 196 cm2
Radius of the semicircle =14/2= 7 cm
Area of two equal semicircle = 2 ×1/2 πr²
= πr2
= 22/7 × 7 × 7
= 154 cm2
Area of the shaded portion = 196 cm2 – 154 cm2 = 42 cm2