SOLUTION: If two angles of a triangle measure 43 degrees and 48 degrees, the triangle is A. Right B. isosceles C. obtuse D. acute

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Question 380801: If two angles of a triangle measure 43 degrees and 48 degrees, the triangle is
A. Right
B. isosceles
C. obtuse
D. acute
Answer by richard1234(7193) About Me  (Show Source):
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Since the sum of the first two angles is 91 degrees, then the other angle must be 89 degrees. Therefore the triangle is acute.