SOLUTION: Find the third angle of a right triangle if the measure of one of the angles is 25°

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Question 1070007: Find the third angle of a right triangle if the measure of one of the angles is 25°
Found 2 solutions by swincher4391, josmiceli:
Answer by swincher4391(1107) About Me  (Show Source):
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A right triangle implies that there is a 90 degree angle in the triangle.
Therefore we know two of the angles in the triangle, and we know that all three angles sum up to 180.
So 90 + 25 + x = 180
Therefore the angle is 180 -115 = highlight%2865%29

Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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The sum of the angles of any triangle = +180+ degrees
One of the angles of a right triangle must be +90+ degrees
You are given that one angle is +25+ degrees
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Let +alpha+ = the 3rd angle
+90+%2B+25+%2B+alpha+=+180+
+115+%2B+alpha+=+180+
+alpha+=+180+-+115+
+alpha+=+65+ degrees