ranjeet75 wrote:What is the length of segment BC?

(1) Angle ABC is 90 degrees. (2) The area of the triangle is 30.

OA is A but I think the answer should be D because if area and two sides are given then by the formula: Area = sqrt s(s-a)(s-b)(s-c) we can find the 3rd side.

where i am wrong?

(1) Angle ABC is 90 degrees.
Since ABC is right angled at B, we can easily find the length of BC using Pythagoras Theorem; SUFFICIENT.

(2) The area of the triangle is 30.
Although Heron's formula is out of GMAT scope, but still let me clarify it here that why statement 2 is NOT sufficient.

Let us assume that BC = x
Then s = (5 + 13 + x)/2 = (18 + x)/2 = 9 + (x/2)
Now area of triangle, A = √[s(s - a)(s - b)(s - c)] or A² = [s(s - a)(s - b)(s - c)]
(30)² = [9 + (x/2)] * [9 + (x/2) - 5] * [9 + (x/2) - 13] * [9 + (x/2) - x]
900 = [9 + (x/2)] * [4 + (x/2)] * [-4 + (x/2)] * [9 - (x/2)]
900 = [81 - (x/2)²][(x/2)² - 16]
Let (x/2)² = y
900 = [81 - y][y - 16]
900 = 81y - y² + 16y - 1296
y² - 97y + 2196 = 0
y² - 36y - 61y + 2196 = 0
y(y - 36) - 61(y - 36) = 0
(y - 61)(y - 36) = 0
y = 36, 61
(x/2)² = 36, (x/2)² = 61, which clearly implies that we are getting 2 values of x, which means 2 values of BC. So, statement 2 is NOT sufficient.

The correct answer is A.

I hope that helps.