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The corners of a square are cut off two centimeters from each corner to form an octagon. If the octagon is 10 centimeters wide, what is its area?


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84 cm 2

92 cm 2

100cm 2

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Answer:

Area of octagon = 100 - 2 =  98  cm²

Step-by-step explanation:

Area of octagon = area of square - area of 4 triangles that are formed in four corners

Area of square:

Side = Width of the octagon = 10 cm

Area = side * side

      = 10 * 10

     = 100 cm²

Area of triangle:

Base =  2cm

height =  2 cm

Area =

       =

      = 2  cm²

Area of octagon = 100 - 2 =  98  cm²

Answer:

92 in2

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