The shaded part is the circle minus two identical right-angled triangles.<br><br>&bull; Area of the circle = \( \pi r^2 = \dfrac{22}{7} \times 7 \times 7 = 154 \) cm&sup2;.<br>&bull; The two right-angled triangles each have legs of 6 cm and 6 cm (from the figure).<br>&bull; Area of one triangle = \( \dfrac{1}{2} \times 6 \times 6 = 18 \) cm&sup2;.<br>&bull; Total area of both triangles = 36 cm&sup2;.<br>&bull; Shaded area = 154 &minus; 36 = 118 cm&sup2;.<br><br>Final Answer: 118 cm&sup2;