SOLUTION: If 3/4 of one acute angles of a right-angled triangle is 15 1/4 degrees larger than 1/6 of the other, find the acute angles.

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Question 256258: If 3/4 of one acute angles of a right-angled triangle is 15 1/4 degrees larger than 1/6 of the other, find the acute angles.
Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
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a+b+90=180
a+b=90
3a/4=61/4+ b/6
multiply by 12
9a=3*61+2b
9a=183+2b
a+b=90
a=33
b=57