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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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