SOLUTION: Find the measure of each acute angle in a right triangle where the measure of one acute angle is twice the difference of the measure of the other acute angle and 12 if I set up

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Question 1010313: Find the measure of each acute angle in a right triangle where the measure of one acute angle is twice the difference of the measure of the other acute angle and 12
if I set up the problem as 90= x-12+2(x-12) I don't think that's right.

Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x, "the other acute angle"
2(x-12), "one acute angle"
90, the measure in degrees of the right angle


Handle this correctly, to find x=38 degrees.