Hans wanted to find the length of the hypotenuse of the right triangle. Which statement correctly identifies his error?92+402=c281+80=c2161=c2161−−−√ cm = c(1 point)ResponsesHe should have added 9 + 9 to find the value of 92.He should have added 9 + 9 to find the value of 9 squared.He should have subtracted the two squares to get 402−92=c2 because numbers get too large if both legs are squared and then added together.He should have subtracted the two squares to get 40 squared minus 9 squared is equal to c squared because numbers get too large if both legs are squared and then added together.He did not square 40, he just multiplied by 2.He did not square 40, he just multiplied by 2.He did not finish the problem. He should have divided 161 by 2 to find the square root.He did not finish the problem. He should have divided 161 by 2 to find the square root.Skip to navigation

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The correct statement identifying Hans's error is: He did not square 40, he just multiplied by 2.

This suggests that he made a mistake while calculating \( c^2 \) as he likely did not correctly square the length of one of the legs of the triangle (40) and instead performed an incorrect operation.