A height drawn through the right angle of a triangle forms 3 SIMILAR TRIANGLES.

Proof:
Let ∠CAB = x and ∠BAD = y.
Since ∠BAC is a right angle, x+y=90.
The result is that all 3 triangles -- ∆ACD, ∆BAD, and ∆ABC -- have the same combinations of angles:
x-y-90.
Triangles that have the same combination of angles are SIMILAR.
The legs of similar triangles are in the SAME RATIO.
Thus, in all 3 triangles:
(leg opposite x) : (leg opposite y) = (leg opposite x) : (leg opposite y).
In ∆ACD, (leg opposite x) : (leg opposite y) = CD : AD.
In ∆BAD, (leg opposite x) : (leg opposite y) = AD : BD.
Since the two ratios are equal, we get:
CD / AD = AD / BD
(AD)² = (BD)(CD).
Statement 2: BD = 16/3
Since BD = 16/3, CD=3, and (AD)² = (BD)(CD), we get:
(AD)² = (16/3)(3)
(AD)² = 16
AD=4.
SUFFICIENT.
Statement 1: AB = 20/3
Since the 2 statements cannot contradict each other, it must be possible that BD=16/3 and AD=4 in statement 1.
To confirm that these values imply that AD=20/3, apply the Pythagorean theorem to ∆BAD:
BD² + AD² = AB²
(16/3)² + 4² = (20/3)²
256/9 + 144/9 = 400/9
400/9 = 400/9.
This works.
Moreover, NO VALUES OTHER than BD=16/3 and AD=4 will yield that AB=20/3.
As shown above, (AD)² = (BD)(CD).
Thus:
If the value of BD decreases, so will the value of AD, with the result that AB<20/3.
If the value of BD increases, so will the value of AD, with the result that AB>20/3.
Thus, in order that AB=20/3, it must be true that BD=16/3 and AD=4, as indicated in Statement 1.
SUFFICIENT.
The correct answer is
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