SOLUTION: The measures of the acute angles of right triangle ABC are in the ratio 2:3. The measure of the smaller acute angle must equal?

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Question 669294: The measures of the acute angles of right triangle ABC are in the ratio 2:3. The measure of the smaller acute angle must equal?
Answer by MathLover1(20849) About Me  (Show Source):
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if the ratio 2%3A3, then the smaller angle is 2%2F5 of 90 which is %282%2F5%2990=180%2F5=36