The sides of a square are 8 cm long. A new square is formed by joinin
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x:6 r 3 6d ixn8(qztbh(/pmrjs4ksn0kted 5 more times to form the right hand diagram below.
1.Find the total area of the shaded region in the right hand diagram above.
the total area of the shaded region S≈
cm$^2$
2.Find the total area of the shaded region if the process is repeated indefinitely.
Using the sum of an infinite geometric sequence formula $S_∞$=
cm$^2$