SOLUTION: Is it always true, sometimes, true, or never true that the acure angles of a right triangle are complementary? Please provide detail reasoning. Thank you in advance.

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Question 472532: Is it always true, sometimes, true, or never true that the acure angles of a right triangle are complementary?
Please provide detail reasoning. Thank you in advance.

Answer by richard1234(7193) About Me  (Show Source):
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Always true. Assume that a right triangle has angle measures 90, x, and y. We know that 90 + x + y = 180, so x + y = 90, angles are complementary.