document.write( "Question 529128: THE MEASURE OF ONE ACUTE ANGLE IN A RIGHT ANGLE IS 1 1/4 TIMES THE MEASURE OF THE OTHER ACUTE ANGLE. WHAT IS THE MEASURE OF THE LARGER ACUTE ANGLE? \n" ); document.write( "

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I suppose the problem was meant to say \"the measure of one acute angle in a right triangle is 1 1/4 times the measure of the other acute angle.\"
\n" ); document.write( "That would make it clear that both acute angles add up to 90 degrees.
\n" ); document.write( "I the smaller one measures $\"x\"$ degrees, the larger one will measure
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%285%2F4%29x\"$ degrees and both together add up to
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x%2B%285%2F4%29x=%289%2F4%29x\"$ degrees
\n" ); document.write( "If that is 90 degrees
\n" ); document.write( " $\"90=%289%2F4%29x\"$ and $\"x=40\"$
\n" ); document.write( "So the larger angle would measure
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%285%2F4%2940=50\"$ degrees. \n" ); document.write( "

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