SOLUTION: The measure of one acute angle in a right triangle is four times the measure of the other acute angle.write and solve a system of equations to find the measure of the acute angles
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Question 1009661: The measure of one acute angle in a right triangle is four times the measure of the other acute angle.write and solve a system of equations to find the measure of the acute angles Answer by fractalier(6550) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Call the first one x. The other must be 90-x, since they are in a right triangle. Then we have
x = 4(90-x)
x = 360 - 4x
5x = 360
x = 72 degrees and then
90-x = 18 degrees
