Given,
Diameter of circular pond = 17.5 m
Radius of circular pond = \(\frac{17.5}2\) = 8.75 m
Radius of outer circle = (radius of inner circle + width of circular path)
= 8.75 + 2 = 10.25 m
Area of circular path = (area of outer circle – area of inner circle)
= π(R2 – r2)
= π(R + r)(R - r)
= \(\frac{22}7\) (10.75 + 8.75)(10.75 - 8.75)
= \(\frac{22}7\) × 19.50 × 2 = 3061.50 m2