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If r^2 + s^2 = t^2, what is the value of t ?

(1) r + s = 0
Now this means r=-s, so r^2+s^2=2r^2=t^2
Thus t=+r or -r
Insufficient as we do not know the value of r or a

(2) 3r^2 + 2s^2 = 0
3(r^2+s^2)=3t^2=0 or t=0
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Statement 2 is 3r^2 + 2s^2 = 0. I think OA is E or statement 2 needs to be edited.
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If r^2 + s^2 = t^2, what is the value of t ?

(1) r + s = 0
Now this means r=-s, so r^2+s^2=2r^2=t^2
Thus t=+r or -r
Insufficient as we do not know the value of r or a

(2) 3r^2 + 2s^2 = 0
3(r^2+s^2)=3t^2=0 or t=0
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Statement 2 is 3r^2 + 2s^2 = 0. I think OA is E or statement 2 needs to be edited.

Hi even if it were 3r^2+2s^2=0..
r and s will be 0, as that is the only possibility to have SUM of non negative to be 0.
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Statement 1 is clearly insufficient

Statement 2 is tricky. It requires you to see that the sum of squares of two numbers can be zero only if the numbers are zero, hence statement 2 is sufficient.
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