Answer: I can't tell from the photo which is the shaded part. I'll answer on the assumption it is either the square in the circle, or the 4 areas defined by the semicircles outside the square, but inside the circle.
Step-by-step explanation: Note the caveat above.
Circle Area = pi*r^2 or (3.14)*(6cm)^2 = 113.1 cm^2
Area of the square: The 12cm line forms an hypotenuse with either side. The sides are all equal, so if x is 1 side, we can say the area is x^2. We also know tha x^2 + x^2 = 12
x^2 = 6 cm^2 (the area of the square)
The two possible answers:
1) Shaded portion is the square: 6 cm^2
2) Shaded area means the 4 semicircles outside the square but within the circle: 113.1 cm^2 - 6 cm^2 = 107.1 cm^2
