SOLUTION: In a right triangle, one of the acute angles is fourteen times as large as the other acute angle. what are measures of the two acute angles?

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Question 220405: In a right triangle, one of the acute angles is fourteen times as large as the other acute angle. what are measures of the two acute angles?
Answer by checkley77(12844) About Me  (Show Source):
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x+14x=90
15x=90
x=90/15
x=6 ans. for the smaller angle.
14*6=84 ans. for the larger angle.
Proof:
6+84=90
90=90