document.write( "Question 687995: use a ratio box to solve this problem. the ratio of the measure of the two acute angles of the right triangle is 7 to 8. whAT IS THE MEASURE OF THE SMALLEST ANGLE of the triangle \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "the ratio of the measure of the two acute angles of the \"right\" triangle is \"7+\"to\"+8\". what IS THE MEASURE OF THE SMALLEST ANGLE of the triangle\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"alpha%2Fbeta=7%2F8\"......1\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"alpha%2Bbeta%2Bgamma=180\"................ in the \"right\" triangle \"gamma=90\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"alpha%2Bbeta%2B90=180\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"alpha%2Bbeta=90\"............................2
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"alpha%2Fbeta=7%2F8\"......1..solve for \"alpha\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"alpha=%287beta%29%2F8\"......plug in 2\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%287beta%29%2F8%2Bbeta=90\"........solve for \"beta\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%287beta%298%2F8%2B8beta=90%2A8\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"7beta%2B8beta=720\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"15beta=720\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"beta=720%2F15\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28beta=48%29\"...now find \"alpha\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"alpha=%287beta%29%2F8\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"alpha=%287%2A48%29%2F8\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"alpha=%287%2Across%2848%296%29%2Fcross%288%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"alpha=7%2A6\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28alpha=42%29\".....................the smallest angle\r
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