document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=669758>Question 669758</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The measure of one acute angle of a right triangle is 12 degrees more than the other acute angle.  What is the measure of the smallest acute angle? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #416551 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=416551\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> x = smaller angle<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + 12 = larger angle.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "sume of the angles is equal to 90 degrees since this is a right triangle.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + x + 12 = 90<BR>\n" );
document.write( "combine like terms to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x + 12 = 90<BR>\n" );
document.write( "subtract 12 from both sides to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x = 78<BR>\n" );
document.write( "divide both sides by 2 to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 39<BR>\n" );
document.write( "that's the smaller angle.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+12 = 51<BR>\n" );
document.write( "that's the bigger angle.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the sum of the angles is 39 + 51 = 90 which is good.<BR>\n" );
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