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A circle is centered at the orgin and contains thr point (-4,-3) . What is the are of this circle?

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Answer:

25π≈78.5 square units

Explanation:

The equation for the area of a circle is


A=\pi r^2

We need to determine the radius of the circle. Since the circle is centered at the origin, and the point (-4,-3) is on the circle, we can use the Pythagorean theorem (
a^2+b^2=c^2) to calculate the radius of the circle.


a^2+b^2=c^2


c=√(a^2+b^2)


c=√(4^2+3^2)=5

Therefore, the radius of the circle is 5. Now we go back and plug it into the equation to find the area of the circle.


A=\pi r^2=\pi (5)^2=25\pi

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