document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=459763>Question 459763</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In a right triangle, one of the acute angles is twice as large as the other acute angle. Find the meeasure of the two acute angles. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #315285 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=math-vortex><B>math-vortex(648)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-11.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=math-vortex><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=math-vortex><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=315285\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Important math fact: the sum of the three  interior angles in any triangle is 180 degrees.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since this is a right triangle one of the angle measures is 90 degrees, so the measures of the two acute angles add to 180-90=90 degrees.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now, some algebra!<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since one of the angles is twice the measure of the other, we can call one measure x, and the other, 2x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + 2x = 90<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x = 90<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 30<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So, the two acute angle measures are 30 degrees and 60 degrees.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope this helps! </SPAN>\n" );
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