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I think the answer should be D

statement 1 gives me the length of PS which can be considered as height of the triangle and I can find the area

statement 2 : since the sides are equal, triangle is an isosceles triangle, and thus we can find the area
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Spotted my mistake: Median of a right triangle does not bisect the right angle, it will only do so if the sides that meet the vertex are equal.

Hence, the OA is B.

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The answer is D.

The reason A is sufficient is:

If SR = 5 => S is midpoint of QR.

Thus, line joining P to S is the median of triangle.

Therefore, angle SPR = 45 = angle SRP since PS = SR = 5

Thus, triangle PQR becomes a right isosceles triangle, since angle PQR = (180-90-45) = 45.

Using Pythagoras theorem: s^2 + s^2 = 100 => s = \sqrt{50}

Thus area of triangle = 1/2 s^2 = 25, sufficient.
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