SOLUTION: please help. if the circumference of a circle is 12pi centimeters, then its area is? I need to show work of how to get this and I am lost.

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Question 971720: please help. if the circumference of a circle is 12pi centimeters, then its area is? I need to show work of how to get this and I am lost.
Answer by anand429(138)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Circumference of a circle is given by 2*pi*radius
So,as per ques,
2*pi*r = 12*pi
so, r=6 cm
Now Area of circle is given by

So, Area = 36*pi square centimeters.

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