document.write( "Question 1206267: If the two acute angles of a right triangle differ by 12, then what are measure of the three angles of this triangle?\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #843568 by mananth(16946)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! let one acute agle be x\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "the other will be 90-x\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " two acute angles of a right triangle differ by 12\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x-(90-x)=12\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x-90+x =12\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "2x-90=12\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "2x = 102\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x = 102/2 = 51\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "51 and 39 degrees\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " The two acute angles are 39 degrees and 51 degrees, and the right angle is 90 degrees. \n" ); document.write( " |