SOLUTION: I am having problems with this question. If one of the acute angles of a right triangle has twice the measure of the other acute angle, what is the measure of the acute angle wi

Question 164474: I am having problems with this question.
If one of the acute angles of a right triangle has twice the measure of the other acute angle, what is the measure of the acute angle with the greater measure?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let's call the two angles A and B.
1.
You also know that

Use eq. 1 and substitute into this equation,

The acute angle with the greater measure is 60 degrees.
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