document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=38134>Question 38134</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In a right triangle, if one acute angle has measure 6x-10 and the other has measure 2x-4, find the larger of these two angles.\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "A) 13 degrees<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B) 22 degrees<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C) 47 degrees<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D) 68 degrees </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #23624 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=23624\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In a right triangle, if one acute angle has measure 6x-10 and the other has measure 2x-4, find the larger of these two angles. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "A) 13 degrees<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B) 22 degrees<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C) 47 degrees<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D) 68 degrees\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "6x-10+2x-4=90<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8x-14=90<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8x=104<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=13 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Larger angle is 6x-10=6(13)-10=68 degrees<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</TD></TR></TABLE>\n" );