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Option 4 : Either I or II

Perpendicular = 5x

Base = 12x 

Applying Pythagoras theorem: 

(5x)2 + (12x)2 = d2

25x2 + 144x2 = 169x2 = d2

13x = d 

From statement I: 

Perimeter (p) = 5x + 12x + 13x = 30x 

⇒ x = p/30 

Area = 1/2 × base × perpendicular = 1/2 × 5x × 12x = 30x2 = p2/30 

From statement II:

Length of diagonal ⇒ d = 13x/2 

⇒ x = 2d/13 

Area = 1/2 × base × perpendicular = 1/2 × 5x × 12x = 30 × 2 = 30 × 2d/13 × 2d/13 

= 120d2/169 

From statement III:

If ratio of corresponding sides is not given, we cannot establish relation between their area.

∴ We can find area from statement I and II but not from III.

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