In a right triangle, the acute angles measure x+15 and 2x degrees. What is the measure of the larger acute angle of the triangle?
A. 15
B. 25
C. 40
D. 50

Question

In a right triangle, the acute angles measure x+15 and 2x degrees. What is the measure of the larger acute angle of the triangle?
A. 15
B. 25
C. 40
D. 50

anonymous · Answer

What would be your answer?

anonymous · Answer

A, B, C, or even msybe D. Idk thats why I asked it

anonymous · Answer

haha, alright, what do we know about triangles? the sum of all angles = 180 degrees, right? If you did not know that, you should! ;)

Continuing:
If you want to know the other one, you'll need to do 180 - the sum of the rest, like this:
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