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A semicircle is constructed along each side of a right triangle with legs 6 inches and 8 inches. The semicircle placed along the hypotenuse is shaded, as shown. What is the total area of the two non-shaded crescent-shaped regions? Express your answer in simplest form.

[asy]
unitsize(0.4cm);
size(101);
pair A = (0,3), B = (0,0), C = (4,0);
filldraw(A..B..C--cycle,gray(0.6),black);
draw(A--B--C);
draw(Arc(A/2,3/2,90,270)^^Arc(C/2,2,0,-180)); draw(rightanglemark(A,B,C));
[/asy]

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Level 4

type

Geometry

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