The sides of a square are 8 cm long. A new square is formed by
lwzsd .;ac2x zkr ic3)1+cgte7m m6i6 joining the midpoints of the adjacent sides and two of the resulting triangles are shaded as shown. This process is repe
k6 l;d 1wzmcse7icaim3 . 26 xrz)c+gtated 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$^2$