Question

Please help!!! In a right triangle, 7 times the degree measure of the smallest angle is equal to 5 times the degree measure of the next-smaller angle. What is the degree measure of the smallest angle?

Answer 1

Got it?

Answer 2

Ah! I see !

Answer 3

If it isn't too troublesome though, could you please explain it further?

Answer 4

I made an error initially. Theta is the smallest angle, 90-theta is the next smaller angle.

Answer 5

So in your problem we need to actually find theta.