Given below are two statements. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.
Statement I:Knowing one side of a right-angled triangle lets you find its area.
Statement II:Knowing two sides of a right-angled triangle lets you find the third side.
ABoth Statement I and Statement II are correct
BBoth Statement I and Statement II are incorrect
CStatement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect
DStatement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct
Explanation
Statement 1 is false and Statement 2 is true.
Area needs base and height, so one side alone is not enough.
Hence Statement 1 fails.
With two sides known, the Pythagorean relation gives the third side.
So Statement 2 holds.
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