Answer:
Error was CHOOSING the CORRECT hypotenuse in the given sides.
H = 41 units
Step-by-step explanation:
Here, the given sides of the triangle are: 41,40 and 9
Now, as we know in a RIGHT ANGLED TRIANGLE:
The longest side is the HYPOTENUSE.
So, here H = 41
Now, by PYTHAGORAS THEOREM:
[tex]({PERPENDICULAR)^2 + ( BASE)^2 = (HYPOTENUSE)^[/tex]
[tex](40)^2 + (9)^2 = 1600 + 81 = 1681 = (41)^2\\\implies (40)^2 + (9)^2 = (41)^2[/tex]
Hence, Pythagoras theorem for Right angled triangle is SATISFIED
So, error was CHOOSING the CORRECT hypotenuse in the given sides.
The correct H = 41 units and NOT 40 units.
