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A square piece of paper, ABCD, is shaded on one side as shown in figure1. It is then folded at its comer B to form an isosceles triangle as shown in figure 2. The perimeter and area of the remaining shaded region in figure 2 is 72cm and 180cm$^2$ respectively. Find the area of the isosceles triangle.

Question Image of A square piece of paper, ABCD, is shaded on one side as shown in figure1. It is then folded at its comer B to form an isosceles triangle as shown in figure 2. The perimeter and area of the remaining shaded region in figure 2 is 72cm and 180cm$^2$ respectively. Find the area of the isosceles triangle.  .
A
36cm$^2$
B
58cm$^2$
C
72cm$^2$
D
90cm$^2$
E
None of the above