What is the area of the shaded region?

Consider the following for the next three (03) items that follow:<br>Two circles with centres at O_{1} and O_{2} touching each other are placed inside a rectangle of sides 9 cm and 8 cm as shown in the figure given below.

  1. A. \frac{240-10\pi-\pi\theta}{24} square unit
  2. B. \frac{240-6\pi-\pi\theta}{24} square unit
  3. C. \frac{120-12\pi-\pi\theta}{24} square unit
  4. D. \frac{240-12\pi-\pi\theta}{24} square unit

Correct Answer: D. \frac{240-12\pi-\pi\theta}{24} square unit

Explanation

The shaded area is found by subtracting the respective circular sectors and bounding unshaded geometric fragments from the total area of the rectangle. Evaluating the geometric constraints gives the explicit area formula \frac{240-12\pi-\pi\theta}{24} square units.

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