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OpenStudy (rz172):

HELP? WILL MEDAL!!

OpenStudy (rz172):

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

no, the answer is not 86 hint: the 47 degree angle and angle 'a' add up to 90 degrees, ie, a+47 = 90

OpenStudy (seratul):

If its a right triangle, that means that one angle is 90, and the other two equal 90. So like jim said, a+47=90, and a should be 43.

OpenStudy (seratul):

Do you get it?

OpenStudy (seratul):

Here is another way to think about it. |dw:1480210346584:dw|

OpenStudy (maxwellfish):

idk the answer 

OpenStudy (seratul):

There is two traingles in this big traingle. If they both have a right angle and "a" in common, that means that angle R must be 47 degrees as well. Now, we have |dw:1480210468778:dw|

OpenStudy (seratul):

Now, since the sum of the angles in a triangle is 180 degrees, you add 47 and 47 and subtract it by 180 180-47-47=86 This means that the top part is equal to 86 degrees. |dw:1480210550788:dw|

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