Inside the $7\times8$ rectangle below, one point is chosen a distance $\sqrt2$ from the left side and a distance $\sqrt7$ from the bottom side. The line segments from that point to the four vertices of the rectangle are drawn. Find the area of the shaded region.
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import graph;
size(4cm);
pair A = (0,0);
pair B = (9,0);
pair C = (9,7);
pair D = (0,7);
pair P = (1.5,3);
draw(A--B--C--D--cycle,linewidth(1.5));
filldraw(A--B--P--cycle,rgb(.76,.76,.76),linewidth(1.5));
filldraw(C--D--P--cycle,rgb(.76,.76,.76),linewidth(1.5));
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