SOLUTION: if the measure of the acute angles of a right triangle are 2x degrees and 4x degrees, find the measure of the large acute angle

SOLUTION: if the measure of the acute angles of a right triangle are 2x degrees and 4x degrees, find the measure of the large acute angle

Algebra.Com

Question 564592: if the measure of the acute angles of a right triangle are 2x degrees and 4x degrees, find the measure of the large acute angle
Answer by ad_alta(240) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
We know the third angle in 90 degrees, so the two mentioned have to sum to 90. Thus 2x+4x=90. This implies x=15. The "large" acute angle must measure 60 degrees.
RELATED QUESTIONS
In a right triangle, if one acute angle has measure 6x-10 and the other has measure 2x-4, (answered by stanbon)

The measure of two angles of a triangle are 58 degrees and 28 degrees. classify the... (answered by rwm)

In a right triangle, one of the acute angles is 2 times as large as the other acute... (answered by Paul)

In a right triangle, one of the acute angles is 2 times as large as the other acute... (answered by josmiceli)

If one acute angle of a right triangle is 38 degrees what is the measure of the other... (answered by Alan3354)

If one acute of a right triangle is 38 degrees what is the measure of the other acute... (answered by Boreal)

If two angles of a triangle measure 43 degrees and 48 degrees, the triangle is A. Right (answered by richard1234)

The two acute angles in a right triangle measure (2x + 7)� and (3x - 2)�. Find x and the... (answered by edjones)

The measure of one acute angle of a right triangle is 12 degrees more than the other... (answered by Theo)