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The probability that a point is chosen at random in the square is in the blue region is 0.8.
The probability helps us to know the chances of an event occurring.
[tex]\rm{Probability=\dfrac{Desired\ Outcomes}{Total\ Number\ of\ outcomes\ possible}[/tex]
As we know that the area of the shaded region is the sum of the area of triangle A and the area of triangle B. Therefore, the area of the blue shaded region is,
[tex]\text{Area of shaded region} = (\dfrac{1}{2} \times 8 \times 8) + (\dfrac{1}{2} \times 4 \times 8)[/tex]
[tex]= (32) + (16)\\\\= 48\rm\ in^2[/tex]
The area of the square can be written as,
[tex]\text{Area of Square} = \rm(Side)^2 = 8^2 = 64\ in^2[/tex]
Now, the probability that a point is chosen at random in the square is in the blue region can be written as,
[tex]\rm{Probability=\dfrac{Desired\ Outcomes}{Total\ Number\ of\ outcomes\ possible}\\\\[/tex]
[tex]\rm Probability = \dfrac{\text{Area of blue region}}{\text{Area of square}}\\\\Probability = \dfrac{48}{60} = 0.8[/tex]
Hence, the probability that a point is chosen at random in the square is in the blue region is 0.8.
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