Explanation
We have quite an abundance of points and line segments
here. If we were short on time in the Quantitative section and saw this
question, we would glance at this, punch in a (D), and move on. One thing to
keep in mind while practicing is that it's a perfectly fine habit to work on
mastering every question, considering variations, meditating on confusing
points, and so on, but guessing at proper times tends to be the practice of
people who score 700+ and even 760+ on the GMAT. Anyway, in this question, we
want the area of the circle and the area of the square, so that we can find the
difference. The radius of the circle and the side of a length of the square
will get us to that point. The circle is centered on D, so BD or DF would give us the radius and hence
the area of the circle, for one thing. On to the statements, separately first.
Statement (1) allows us to conclude that
, and since point C bisects AF, we know
that
and the area
of the square is 400. That leaves the question of whether we can determine the
radius of the circle. Indeed, if
and
, then the diameter of the
circle is
. We are able to determine the area of the circle
and will be able to answer the question definitively. Sufficient.
Statement (2) is somewhat like the information of
Statement (1) backwards. EF is half a
radius, so it allows us to determine the radius of the circle. And that means
we have BF, which along with the
measure of AB given, lets us know the
measure of a side of the square. So Statement (2) is also sufficient.
The correct answer is (D).
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