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OAB is a sector of a circle centre O and radius 7cm. Arc AB subtends 25⁰ at the center and C is a point on...

OAB is a sector of a circle centre O and radius 7cm. Arc AB subtends 25⁰ at the center and C is a point on OB such that OCA is 90⁰. Calculate the area of the shaded region

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