Find the area (hyperbola)

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Find the area between the equilateral hyperbola $ x^2 - y^2 = 9$ , the x-axis and the diameter passing through the point (5,4)

I couldn't figure out what is this diameter.

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A diameter of a hyperbola is any line that passes through the centre of the hyperbola, in this case the origin.

The line through the origin and $(5,4)$ has equation $y=\frac{4}{5}x$.