document.write( "Question 983226: In the figure above, OP Is a radius of the circle, PX is a tangent of the circle at point P, and the area of triangle OPX is 12. What is the area of the circle? \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "S = 12 = \"1%2F2\".|OP|.|OP| = \"1%2F2\"*|OP|*\"6\" = 3*|OP|.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "It gives for the radius of the circle   r = |OP| = \"12%2F3\" = 4.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Hence,  the area of the circle is  \"pi%2Ar%5E2\" = \"pi%2A4%5E2\" = \"16pi\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Answer.  The area of the circle is  \"16pi\".\r
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