Since we know the length of the square's side is 12 cm, we can calculate the area of the square:
Area of square ABCD=12 cm×12 cm=144 cm2
To determine the area of the shaded region, we need to calculate the areas of the semicircles and subtract them from the area of the square.
First, let's find the area of one semicircle:
Area of semicircle = 21πr2
We know the diameter of the semicircle is equal to the length of the square's side, which is 12 cm. Therefore, the radius of the semicircle is 6 cm.
Area of semicircle = 21π×62 cm2=18π cm2
Since there are two semicircles, we need to double the area of one semicircle:
Total area of semicircles = 2×18π cm2=36π cm2
Finally, we can subtract the area of the semicircles from the area of the square to find the area of the shaded region:
Area of shaded region = Area of square ABCD - Total area of semicircles
Area of shaded region = 144 cm2−36π cm2