SOLUTION: Make a mathematical argument that the two acute angles of a right triangle are complementary.

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Question 129397: Make a mathematical argument that the two acute angles of a right triangle are complementary.
Answer by MathLover1(20850) About Me  (Show Source):
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in the triangle ABC,
if angle C+=90º and A and B are two acute+angles
then the angles A and B are complementary because they have a sum of 90º
This is obvious since angle C is 90º and the other two angles must have a sum of 90º so that the three angles in the triangle together have a sum of 180º.
It is always+true that the two acute+angles
in a right triangle are complementary.