SOLUTION: The measure of one acute angle of an obtuse triangle is 20 degrees more than the measure of the other acute angle. What is a possible measure of the smaller acute angle?

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Question 177393: The measure of one acute angle of an obtuse triangle is 20 degrees more than the measure of the other acute angle. What is a possible measure of the smaller acute angle?
Answer by Mathtut(3670) About Me  (Show Source):
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a+a+20+b=180....where a is the small angle and b is the obtuse angle
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2a+b=160
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2a=160-b
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a=80-b/2
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