Given that the diameter of the circle is 3 centimeters.
We need to determine the area of the circle.
Radius of the circle:
The radius of the circle is given by


Thus, the radius of the circle is 1.5 cm
Area of the circle:
The area of the circle can be determined using the formula,

Substituting
and
, we get;


Thus, the area of the circle is 7.1 cm²