SOLUTION: Find the area of a triangle with sides 9,40 and 41

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Question 882505: Find the area of a triangle with sides 9,40 and 41
Found 2 solutions by ewatrrr, Fombitz:
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A = sqrt%28s%28s-a%29%28s-b%29%28s-c%29%29, Heron's Equation where s = 45
A = sqrt%2845%2836%29%285%29%284%29%29
Let You finish

Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
It's a right triangle.
9%5E2%2B40%5E2=41%5E2
So,
A=%281%2F2%29%2840%29%289%29=180