SOLUTION: The sum of two acute angles in a right triangle is 90*. The measure of one angle 10* more than 3 times the measure of the other angle.Find the measure of each angle

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Question 997177: The sum of two acute angles in a right triangle is 90*. The measure of one angle 10* more than 3 times the measure of the other angle.Find the measure of each angle
Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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one angle ix x
the other ix 3x+10
they add to 90 degrees
x+3x+10=90
4x=80
x=20 degrees is one
70 degrees is the other, and that is 10 more than 3 times the first.