Answer :

Answer:

(1) Insufficient data

(2) Sufficient data

Step-by-step explanation:

We need to check whether the given data is sufficient or not to prove that a rectangular region has perimeter P inches and area A square inches, is the region square.

Assume that the given conditions are

1. [tex]P=\frac{4}{3}A[/tex]

2. [tex]P=4\sqrt{A}[/tex]

Area of square is

[tex]A=a^2[/tex]

Taking square root on both sides.

[tex]\sqrt{A}=a[/tex]             .... (1)

where a is side length.

Perimeter of square is

[tex]P=4a[/tex]            ... (2)

From (1) and (2) we get

[tex]P=4\sqrt{A}[/tex]

It means second condition is sufficient to prove that the rectangle reason is square, because it is true for all.

For a=3,

A=9 and P=12

[tex]12=\frac{4}{3}(9)[/tex]

[tex]12=12[/tex]

LHS=RHS

For a=6,

A=36 and P=24

[tex]24=48[/tex]   (False statement)

The first condition is insufficient because it may or may not be true.

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