The area of a square is . What is the area of the circle which has the diagonal of the square as its diameter?
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Answer: D
Let the side length of the square be .
The area of the square is given as:
The length of the diagonal of this square is:
Since the diagonal of the square is the diameter of the circle, the radius of the circle is:
Now, the area of the circle is:
Substituting into the equation:
Therefore, the correct option is D.
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