SOLUTION: The diameter of a circle on a coordinate plane has endpoints at ( 2, 3 ) and ( 2, 8 ). What is the approximate area of the circle?

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Question 878091: The diameter of a circle on a coordinate plane has endpoints at ( 2, 3 ) and ( 2, 8 ). What is the approximate area of the circle?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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The distance between the two points (the diameter) is 5.
D%5E2=%282-2%29%5E2%2B%288-3%29%5E2=5%5E2
The area for a circle is,
A=pi%2AR%5E2
A=pi%2A%285%2F2%29%5E2
A=%2825%2F4%29pi