SOLUTION: Triangle ABC is a right triangle. The measure of one of the acute angles is 36 degree more than the measure of the other acute angle. What is the measure of the smallest angle in

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Question 127716: Triangle ABC is a right triangle. The measure of one of the acute angles is 36 degree more than the measure of the other acute angle. What is the measure of the smallest angle in triangle ABC?
Answer by edjones(8007) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let x be the smallest acute angle.
x+(x+36)=90
2x+36=90
2x+36-36=90-36
2x=54
2x/2=54/2
x=27 degrees.
Check:
x+36=63
27+63=90
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Ed