Remember that the formula for area of a circle is (
is the radius of the circle):
![A = \pi r^2](https://img.qammunity.org/2019/formulas/mathematics/high-school/rhvbupywrt0lxya7hlr1vuglkx5h5rlvd5.png)
Since the radius is one-half of the diameter, we can say that the radius of this circle is 1.5 (or 3/2) m. Using this information, we can now find the area of the circle:
![A = \pi \Big((3)/(2)\Big)^2](https://img.qammunity.org/2019/formulas/mathematics/middle-school/w8he0n2yqpy6ld1p6p9bduxexjresctcr4.png)
![\boxed{A = (9)/(4)\pi}](https://img.qammunity.org/2019/formulas/mathematics/middle-school/riuumwdxfuylxf56dyxtmr218uryjzljts.png)
Our answer is
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