SOLUTION: If the measures of the acute angles of a right triangle are 2x+4 and 3x-9, then x=.

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Question 619803: If the measures of the acute angles of a right triangle are 2x+4 and 3x-9, then x=.
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Hi,

If the measures of the acute angles of a right triangle are 2x+4 and 3x-9, then:

 (2x+4) + (3x-9) = 90°

    5x = 95°

     x = 19°

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  42 + 48 = 90°