A man running round a race-course notes that the sum of the distance of two flag-posts from him is always $10\ metres$ and the distance between the flag-posts is $8\ metres$. The area of the path he encloses in square metres is

  • A

    $15\ \pi$

  • B

    $12\ \pi$

  • C

    $18\ \pi$

  • D

    $8\ \pi$

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