SOLUTION: if a right triangle ,if one acute angled is half the other ,then find the smallest angle

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Question 972754: if a right triangle ,if one acute angled is half the other ,then find the smallest angle
Answer by Theo(13342) About Me  (Show Source):
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the sum of the acute angles of a right triangole has to be 90 degrees.
x + 2x = 90
3x = 90
x = 30
2x = 60
the smaller angle is 30 degrees.
the larger angle is 60 degrees.