In the coordinate plane, a circle has

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The distance between the center of a circle and a point that lies on the circunference line is the radius.
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A formula to obtain the distance between two points in the coordinate plane:
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Square root of [(x2 - x1)^2 + (y2 - y1)^2] = distance between two points.
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So, we can operate now:
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distance between (5,0) and (2,-3)
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Square root of [(5 - 2)^2 + (0 - -3)^2] =
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Square root of [(3)^2 + (3)^2] =
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Square root of [9 + 9] =
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Square root of [18].
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Let´s simplify the expression:
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Square root of [(3^2) * 2] =
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3 * Square root of [2] = Radius.
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Since the formula of the Area of the circle is:
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pi * r^2
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We can conclude that:
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pi * r^2
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pi * (3 * Square root of [2])^2
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pi * (9 * 2)
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pi * (18)
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Hence, correct answer is 18*pi.

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